Mai 68 Début d'une lutte prolongée
Poster
1968 (Designed and printed)
1968 (Designed and printed)
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The message of this poster, produced at the height of political and social unrest in Paris of 1968, is that those involved are committed for the duration.The bold, simple graphic of a factory building proclaims a link between the protesting art students and the striking workers with whom the students sympathise.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Mai 68 Début d'une lutte prolongée (May '68 the Beginning of a protracted struggle). France, 1968. |
| Physical description | Abstracted geomertic image of a factory, symbol of a united French work force. "Mai 68" printed below the factory's triangular rooftops. Three lines of text across lower margins. |
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| 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 |
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| Summary | The message of this poster, produced at the height of political and social unrest in Paris of 1968, is that those involved are committed for the duration.The bold, simple graphic of a factory building proclaims a link between the protesting art students and the striking workers with whom the students sympathise. |
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| Other number | LS.1379 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.674-2004 |
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| Record created | August 12, 2004 |
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