A nation that enslaves another cannot itself be free
Poster
1979-1980 (made)
1979-1980 (made)
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Portrait poster with a bright green background, campaigning for peace in Northern Ireland. Black and white photographs are shown of police with riot shields, a man loading a gun, people running away from a fire, and a man taking a picture. Over the top of the photograph of the police is a camera, and in the lens is shown the riots in Brixton. There is also a map of Ireland at the top, with Northern Ireland slightly removed and covered over with a union flag.
Object details
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| Title | A nation that enslaves another cannot itself be free (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photostencil, printing, paper, plastic laminate |
| Brief description | Poster entitled 'A nation that enslaves another cannot itself be free' made by the Poster Film Collective, London, 1979-1980. |
| Physical description | Portrait poster with a bright green background, campaigning for peace in Northern Ireland. Black and white photographs are shown of police with riot shields, a man loading a gun, people running away from a fire, and a man taking a picture. Over the top of the photograph of the police is a camera, and in the lens is shown the riots in Brixton. There is also a map of Ireland at the top, with Northern Ireland slightly removed and covered over with a union flag. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop. |
| Object history | Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?' |
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| Bibliographic reference | From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?' |
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| Accession number | E.581-2013 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2013 |
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