Royal Guard with Confetti Cannon

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A Danish guard with a cannon who shoots music, ballet, silverware, birds, food and drinks with a proper fuss while blocking it out with with his hands…

“Royal Guard with Confetti Canon” by Ib Antoni was made in 1964 when The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark announced a poster competition in the occasion of The Danish Weeks in Stockholm.

Ib Antoni won the competition with 4 illustrations: Wegner & The Chair, The Ballet Dancer, Royal Guard & Confetti Cannon and The Ship is loaded with….

In the subsequent years this series formed the chief motives in the exhibitions “The Danish Weeks”, shown across the globe in a cooperation between The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, The Industry Council (Danish Industry) and Danish Agriculture.

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