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Zimbabwe. One Enemy: Imperialism
Poster Film - Enlarge image
Zimbabwe. One Enemy: Imperialism
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
UK (made)
- Date:
ca. 1977 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Poster Film (designers)
- 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
- Museum number:
E.121-2004
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 3G, shelf DR4
In Southern Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe after the first multi-racial elections in 1977), the government of Ian Smith clung to white minority rule despite international condemnation. The Zimbabwe African People's Union and the Zimbabwe African National Union formed a 'Patriotic Front' and waged a guerrilla war against Smith's government. The poster supports the politically radical solution to overthrow the white government - identifying the ideology of imperialism as the real enemy, rather than blaming particular people.
