A strong man supporting a weak and emaciated woman; representing the work of the Zonnestraal sanatorium for the tuberculous. Colour lithograph by A. Hahn, 1932.

  • Hahn, Albert Pieter, 1894-1953.
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25 Juni [1932]
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667759i
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A strong man supporting a weak and emaciated woman; representing the work of the Zonnestraal sanatorium for the tuberculous. Colour lithograph by A. Hahn, 1932. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A fund-raising poster for the Zonnestraal ("Sunbeam") sanatorium for the tuberculous in Hilversum, founded in 1928 by the diamond merchant Jan van Zutphen, originally for tuberculous people working in the diamond industry. The phrase "De sterken voor de zwakken" (the strong for the weak) appears on much of the sanatorium's literature: it is symbolized by the strong man and the weak woman in the present design by Hahn Jr.

Publication/Creation

[Hilversum] : [Zonnestraal], 25 Juni [1932] (Sneek : Offsetdruk Flach)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 93 x 64.6 cm

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25 Juni A.S. Nationale Zonnestraaldag. De sterken voor de zwakken tegen de tuberculose. Hahn Jr.

References note

C. van Proosdij, Een halve eeuw De sterken voor de zwakken: 1928 Zonnestraal 1978, Bussum 1978, p. 80 (version reproduced with date in lettering changed from 25 to 27 June: if the latter also was a Saturday, like the former, the date would be 1931 or 1936)
Paul Overy, Light, air and openness: modern architecture between the wars, London: Thames & Hudson, 2008 (on the origins, decay and subsequent restoration of the building)

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Wellcome Collection 667759i

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