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People Need Water Not Weapons

Poster
ca. 1990 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster promoting the Campaign Against Arms Trade. The poster depicts silhouettes of African women carrying water vessels on their heads, with silhouettes of fighter planes in the sky.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePeople Need Water Not Weapons (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph in black and brown on paper
Brief description
'People need water not weapons', poster published by Campaign Against Arms Trade
Physical description
Poster promoting the Campaign Against Arms Trade. The poster depicts silhouettes of African women carrying water vessels on their heads, with silhouettes of fighter planes in the sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51cm
  • Width: 33.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • People Need Water Not Weapons (Text printed across top of poster)
  • Modern technology has made it possible to deliver a bomb across the world in minutes. Women in rural areas of Asia and Africa still walk several hours a day for the family's water supply. (Printed text towards bottom of poster)
  • Published by Campaign Against Arms Trade, 11 Goodwin Street, London N4. Printed in Great Britain by Wernham Printers Ltd (TU), 4 Forster Road, London N17 (Text printed across bottom of poster)
Credit line
Given by Cassius Matthias
Collection
Accession number
E.1009-2002

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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