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Women Hold Up More Than Half the Sky

Poster
1978 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Feminist poster, featuring a photographic image printed in blue of Asian women working far above the ground carrying out maintenance work on high tension electrical cables. The image is surrounded by an orange border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWomen Hold Up More Than Half the Sky (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint in blue and orange
Brief description
Poster by See Red Women's Workshop, 'Women Hold Up More Than Half the Sky', screenprint in blue and orange, London, 1978.
Physical description
Feminist poster, featuring a photographic image printed in blue of Asian women working far above the ground carrying out maintenance work on high tension electrical cables. The image is surrounded by an orange border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.5cm
  • Width: 45cm
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Given by Suzy Mackie, Pru Stevenson and Bronwen Rice in memory of Julia Franco, founder member of See Red Women's Workshop
Production
'Half the Sky' is the title that the See Red Women's Workshop used for this poster in their catalogues.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.94-2011

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Record createdFebruary 28, 2011
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