The Grasshopper: Amsterdam

The Grasshopper: Amsterdam

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Uniform Title(s):
Grasshopper (statue of grasshopper)
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
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Abstract:
Color postcard of an outdoor scene. The background depicts cliffs overlooking a body of water, with hills in the background. The middle ground shows a red building on top of a ledge, with stairs leading up to it. The building has many windows with an awning over each. On the front and side of the building are signs for The Grasshopper. There is text at the roofline of the building "De cost gaet voor de baet uyt." In the foreground there’s a partial view of a white marble patio overlooking the water. There’s a statue on a pedestal of a human with a grasshopper’s head. He has a large marijuana leaf covering his genital area. He’s looking towards his left and holding a large joint. He has a cape draped around his shoulders falling towards the left. The text on the card reads, The Grasshopper, Amsterdam.
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:
9918715786306676 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06536
OCLC no.:
1410445078
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918715786306676