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History and Context Design group Trio Sarajevo (husband and wife Bojan and Dalida (Durakovic) Hadzihalilovic and collaborator Leila Mulabegovic Hatt), formed in 1985, was part of the Sarajevo generation that was raised on the punk culture and pop-art movements. Trio Sarajevo opted to remain in Sarajevo during the war in Bosnia, continuing to earn a living as commercial designers. Note at the bottom of each postcard: “This document has been created in war circumstances. (No paper, no inks, no electricity, no...

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Special-edition comic book created to educate children about the dangers of landmines; published in three local languages. Published in cooperation with the United States government and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Distributed in Bosnia by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the MINE Action Center of Sarajevo.

Scope and Contents Two-sided leaflet (in Latin and Cyrillic scripts) with image of plane dropping packages with the Red Cross emblem with parachutes. Text warns soldiers not to shoot down planes bringing aid to all parties. Text (recto)Avioni ce ispusti padobranom / humanitarnu pomoć za sve ljude / Ne pucajte na ove avione / Hrana i lijekovi su namijenjeni / svim ljudimaText (verso)Авиони ће испустити...

Scope and Contents The Flower of Srebrenica (sometimes Srebrenica Daisy) is an internationally recognized symbol of the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 men and boys in July 1995. Its 11 petals recall the date of the beginning of the massacre on July 11 (now the UN's International Day of Reflection and Commemoration). White represents the innocence of the victims and the greencenter symbolizes hope, life, and renewal {and reminders of the rows of green caskets at the mass burials at the Potočari...