The Grasshopper: Amsterdam

The Grasshopper: Amsterdam

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Vliet, Willem van, 1954- artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Grasshopper (Restaurant), issuing body.
Publication:
[Amsterdam?] : [The Grasshopper], [not after 2011]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Marijuana Use
Restaurants
Recreational Drug Use
Netherlands
Grasshopper (Restaurant)
Genre(s):
Postcard
Advertisement
Abstract:
Colored postcard advertising the cannabis cafe and restaurant The Grasshopper in Amsterdam's red light district. A woman on a motorcycle smoking a cigarette is painted on a green circular background. She has brown hair and is wearing a red one piece bathing suit. The motorcycle's fuel tank is purple with a logo for Harley Davidson and the image of a grasshopper. Across the top of the image is red and yellow print text for the restaurant. At the bottom of the image is a red banner with white print spelling out Amsterdam. The postcard verso features in black print the name of the restaurant, a map showing its location, and a line saying it is open daily.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 15 x 10 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
9918714088006676 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06535
OCLC no.:
1409477405
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918714088006676