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UK Corner Stores

Poster
ca. 1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Non-laminated poster entitled 'UK Corner Stores' depicting (L-R) Margaret Thatcher, Edwina Currie (with vampire teeth), Norman Tebbit, and Douglas Hurd, wearing aprons outside a grocer's shop, alongside a long list of British industries and companies up for sale, including BP, Jaguar and British Aerospace. Rupert Murdoch appears in the upstairs window holding a copy of The Sun newspaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUK Corner Stores (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Non-laminated poster
Brief description
Community print shop poster entitled 'UK Corner Stores', probably by Copyart. Great Britain, ca. 1980s.
Physical description
Non-laminated poster entitled 'UK Corner Stores' depicting (L-R) Margaret Thatcher, Edwina Currie (with vampire teeth), Norman Tebbit, and Douglas Hurd, wearing aprons outside a grocer's shop, alongside a long list of British industries and companies up for sale, including BP, Jaguar and British Aerospace. Rupert Murdoch appears in the upstairs window holding a copy of The Sun newspaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 59cm
Dimensions measured 29/01/2013
Credit line
Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
E.147-2011

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2013
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