Passing the Buck: Games for Multinational Drug Companies
Poster
1979-1980 (made)
1979-1980 (made)
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Poster entitled 'Passing the Buck: Games for Multinational Drug Companies' depicting a palace made of drugs and syringes, with the arms of dozens of men in suits passing money back to another suited figure behind them in a long queue. Lettered at the bottom are 18 possible 'games' suggested, relating to maximising profits and putting 'greed before need'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Non-laminated poster |
| Brief description | 'Passing the Buck: Games for Multinational Drug Companies', photomontage by Peter Dunn as part of the East London Health Project Series, London, 1979-1980 |
| Physical description | Poster entitled 'Passing the Buck: Games for Multinational Drug Companies' depicting a palace made of drugs and syringes, with the arms of dozens of men in suits passing money back to another suited figure behind them in a long queue. Lettered at the bottom are 18 possible 'games' suggested, relating to maximising profits and putting 'greed before need'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop |
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| Accession number | E.146-2011 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2013 |
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