A father, mother and child run across a beach with sunshine behind them; illustrating the benefits of exercise and fresh air. Colour lithograph by J. Jacquelin, 194-.
- Jacquelin, Jean, 1905-1989.
- Date:
- [between 1940 and 1949]
- Reference:
- 5162i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports was founded in 1941 by the Vichy government of Maréchal Petain and his Secretary of State for Education and Youth (the historian of ancient Rome J. Carcopino) in pursuit of Petain's aim of a "renaissance physique et morale de la jeunesse française"
Publication/Creation
[Paris?] : Commissariat Général à l'Education Générale et aux Sports, [between 1940 and 1949] (Paris : Imp. Bedos & Cie.)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 119 x 80 cm
Lettering
La joie de vivre. Commissariat général à l'éducation générale et aux sports. J. Jacquelin
Reference
Wellcome Collection 5162i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores