Earth Day
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970 with the aim of raising awareness of environmental issues. It also helped to consolidate the new environmental movement which was growing out of a climate of social conscience and the contemporary interest in alternative lifestyles. This photomontage probably reproduces one of the works on show in the exhibition advertised by the poster. The gas mask is a monstrous image in itself and, combined with the globe, it raises the spectre of a world suffocating from pollution.
Object details
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| Title | Earth Day (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Earth Day' poster designed by Leydenfrost, photographed by Brewster, USA, 1970 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a globe harnessed into a gas mask. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Earth Day, April 22, 1970/ In the Board Room:/ Photographic Exhibit: "Open Space in the Inner City" 1:00 - 5:00 p.m./ Film: "Mission Impossible: They Care for a City" At 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 p.m. (printed in white) |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
| Object history | Historical significance: The first Earth Day was held on 22 April, 1970. |
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| Summary | The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970 with the aim of raising awareness of environmental issues. It also helped to consolidate the new environmental movement which was growing out of a climate of social conscience and the contemporary interest in alternative lifestyles. This photomontage probably reproduces one of the works on show in the exhibition advertised by the poster. The gas mask is a monstrous image in itself and, combined with the globe, it raises the spectre of a world suffocating from pollution. |
| Other number | LS.1159 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.329-2004 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2004 |
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