Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'Russian postcard showing modern 'Last Supper' scene.'
Event Date 2003
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
According to the artist, the painting shows "pioneers" and "builders" inviting us to sit with them and think about the future. The artists discusses the continuity of generations and the connection of the past with the future.
[Information taken from a Google translation of the text on the back on the postcard].
Event Date 3/5/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff

Context (Production / use)
The painting is called 'Talk About the Future', and was painted by Yuri Raksha in 1979. The postcard was published by Fine Arts Publishing House, Moscow, in 1982, and originally cost 5 kopecks.
[Information taken from a Google translation of the text on the back on the postcard].

Event Date 3/5/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff

Description (Physical description)
A Russian postcard featuring a painting called 'Talk about the Future', by Yuri Raksha. The painting is of six people sat around a table, looking at plans and discussing the future, the image invoking the 'Last Supper' scene. One man is taking notes. The backdrop features trees and a bright blue sky. The back of the postcard features text in Russian.
Event Date 3/5/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff