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Time to be Firm

Poster
1989 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white poster depicting a strong working couple with simplified features, comprised of a man with a hammer and a woman with a sickle. They both hold one arm vertically aloft with their fingers pointing directly upwards.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTime to be Firm
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Poster by the Battling Pencil group from a portfolio of 24 entitled 'Perestroika For and Against'. Russia, 1989.
Physical description
Black and white poster depicting a strong working couple with simplified features, comprised of a man with a hammer and a woman with a sickle. They both hold one arm vertically aloft with their fingers pointing directly upwards.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.8cm
  • Width: 33cm
Credit line
Given by Peggy Vance
Production
Attribution note: published in a print run of 5,000
Collection
Accession number
E.376-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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