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US Hands Off El Salvador!

Poster
ca. 1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster attacks North American intelligence-gathering and policy-making in El Salvador which began in 1977. US involvement with El Salvador included military assistance from the Carter administration, which is believed to have funded state-sponsored violence against Salvadorean citizens.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUS Hands Off El Salvador! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printing
Brief description
Poster issued by Committee in Solidarity with Central America and the Caribbean. Australia, ca. 1982.
Physical description
Large hand pierced by bayonets, protecting four Salvadoreans, below. Printed in blue on white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 65.1cm
  • Width: 44.9cm
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
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Summary
This poster attacks North American intelligence-gathering and policy-making in El Salvador which began in 1977. US involvement with El Salvador included military assistance from the Carter administration, which is believed to have funded state-sponsored violence against Salvadorean citizens.
Other number
LS.1272 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.359-2004

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Record createdAugust 23, 2004
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