Accession Number2016/2.198
TitleSOS Children's Village
Artist(s)Paul RandArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1996Medium & Supportoffset lithograph on paperDimensions 33 in x 23 1/2 in (83.82 cm x 59.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo and Maria PhillipsSubject matterSOS Children’s Village is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that rehouses orphaned, destitute, or abused children. Paul Rand’s design for the organization depicts a carwheeling figure partially filled with a detail from Pieter Bruegel’s painting
The Children’s Games (1560). Bruegel’s painting symbolizes the importance and joy of children’s play. In this context, the painting takes on a different significance because it affirms the right of the children helped by SOS to have a stable and happy childhood. The figure is not completely filled by the detail of the painting because the poster needs to convey that these children still require help. The painting humanizes the organization and relates it to a familiar image of childhood.
EC 2017
Physical DescriptionA graphic featuring an outline figure, upside down and arms outward, filled in part by a portion of a painting depicting people interacting in a village commons. In a strip running at an angle, multi-colored text reads "Kinderdorf SOS Children's Village" in repetition.
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Keywords
graphic design
montages (visual works)
nonprofit organizations