What is on your mind and language
Poster
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
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A caricature of President Ronald Reagan, wearing a cowboy hat marked 'US', sings into a microphone. The microphone wire extends and transforms into a wisp of smoke, which becomes a nuclear mushroom cloud at the top. This image is a commentary on the Russian suspicion that American diplomatic overtures toward Russia concealed a desire to attack it with nuclear weapons.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | What is on your mind and language |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography |
| Brief description | Poster by A. Andreyev : 'What is on your mind and language'. Russia, 1984. |
| Physical description | On a black background, a spotlit figure in a cowboy hat marked 'US' sings into a microphone at bottom left. This figure is probably a caricature of Ronald Reagan. The microphone wire extends up the sheet, and transforms into a wisp of smoke which becomes a nuclear mushroom cloud at the top. Signed and dated 'AA84'. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Michael Voggenauer |
| Object history | This poster was originally created as Soviet propaganda. |
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| Summary | A caricature of President Ronald Reagan, wearing a cowboy hat marked 'US', sings into a microphone. The microphone wire extends and transforms into a wisp of smoke, which becomes a nuclear mushroom cloud at the top. This image is a commentary on the Russian suspicion that American diplomatic overtures toward Russia concealed a desire to attack it with nuclear weapons. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.540-2015 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2014 |
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