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No Nuclear Weapons

Poster
1980-1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Peter Kennard’s striking use of photomontage breaks down the image of the all-powerful nuclear missile, cut in half by a giant CND symbol. The poster’s design aimed to show the potential power of the anti-nuclear movement to put an end to nuclear weapons.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleNo Nuclear Weapons (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph in red and black
Brief description
Poster, 'No Nuclear Weapons', designed by Peter Kennard for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK, 1980-1981
Physical description
Poster, offset lithograph in red and black, of an image of a nuclear missile, cut in half by a gaint CND symbol, entitled "No Nuclear Weapons".

Dimensions
  • Height: 595mm
  • Width: 420mm
Marks and inscriptions
No Nuclear Weapons
Credit line
Given by Peter Kennard
Summary
Peter Kennard’s striking use of photomontage breaks down the image of the all-powerful nuclear missile, cut in half by a giant CND symbol. The poster’s design aimed to show the potential power of the anti-nuclear movement to put an end to nuclear weapons.
Associated object
E.791-2004 (Version)
Bibliographic reference
Flood, Catherine British Posters. Advertising, Art and Activism (V&A, 2012), pp.80-81
Collection
Accession number
E.328-2011

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2013
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