MOZAMBIQUE
Poster
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Cuba held various days and weeks of solidarity with revolutionary struggles around the world. The OSPAAAL posters in particular reveal the idealistic spirit at the core of the Cuban Revolution, intent on eradicating imperialism globally.
Mozambique came under Portuguese control in the 16th century. The land was exploited for its natural resources of gold and ivory. In 1885, it was established as a formal colony called Portuguese East Africa. Beginning in the 1950s, native peoples began to protest their colonial status. From 1961 and lasting more than a decade, Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) rebels fought a guerrilla war. In 1974 - four years after this poster was made - Portugal officially agreed to support Mozambique's independence. The country was declared independent on 25 June, 1975.
Portugal is here represented as a linked chain broken by Mozambique. Chain links are a common design element in OSPAAAL's solidarity posters, featuring also in graphics supporting Bissau & Cape Verde, Namibia, South Africa, Haiti and Korea.
Mozambique came under Portuguese control in the 16th century. The land was exploited for its natural resources of gold and ivory. In 1885, it was established as a formal colony called Portuguese East Africa. Beginning in the 1950s, native peoples began to protest their colonial status. From 1961 and lasting more than a decade, Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) rebels fought a guerrilla war. In 1974 - four years after this poster was made - Portugal officially agreed to support Mozambique's independence. The country was declared independent on 25 June, 1975.
Portugal is here represented as a linked chain broken by Mozambique. Chain links are a common design element in OSPAAAL's solidarity posters, featuring also in graphics supporting Bissau & Cape Verde, Namibia, South Africa, Haiti and Korea.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | MOZAMBIQUE (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
| Brief description | MOZAMBIQUE. OSPAAAL solidarity poster. Cuba, 1970. |
| Physical description | Stylised black lettering spelling out 'Mozambique', arrowheads protruding from 'M' and 'z', breaking through chains |
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| Marks and inscriptions | September 25 (Day of Solidarity with the people's struggle in Mozambique) |
| 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 | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Cuba held various days and weeks of solidarity with revolutionary struggles around the world. The OSPAAAL posters in particular reveal the idealistic spirit at the core of the Cuban Revolution, intent on eradicating imperialism globally. Mozambique came under Portuguese control in the 16th century. The land was exploited for its natural resources of gold and ivory. In 1885, it was established as a formal colony called Portuguese East Africa. Beginning in the 1950s, native peoples began to protest their colonial status. From 1961 and lasting more than a decade, Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of Mozambique) rebels fought a guerrilla war. In 1974 - four years after this poster was made - Portugal officially agreed to support Mozambique's independence. The country was declared independent on 25 June, 1975. Portugal is here represented as a linked chain broken by Mozambique. Chain links are a common design element in OSPAAAL's solidarity posters, featuring also in graphics supporting Bissau & Cape Verde, Namibia, South Africa, Haiti and Korea. |
| Other number | LS.1429 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.799-2004 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2004 |
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