Pollution

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Artist/Maker	Avondale Mills Inc. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	United States (made)

Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton. Printed with scenes of dustbins, walls with slogans in graffiti, skyscrapers and clouds of steam interspersed with scenes of a man and woman embracing beside a stream containing two fish and surrounded by flowering foliage. Two road sweepers wear masks and two protesters hold placards reading 'STOP AIR POLLUTION' and 'KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL', and one protester wears a gas mask.

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Categories	Textiles Interiors Politics
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Title	Pollution (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Roller-printed cotton Cotton Printing
Brief description	Furnishing fabric 'Pollution' of roller-printed cotton, made by Avondale Mills Inc., United States, 1971
Physical description	Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton. Printed with scenes of dustbins, walls with slogans in graffiti, skyscrapers and clouds of steam interspersed with scenes of a man and woman embracing beside a stream containing two fish and surrounded by flowering foliage. Two road sweepers wear masks and two protesters hold placards reading 'STOP AIR POLLUTION' and 'KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL', and one protester wears a gas mask.
Dimensions	Length: 72in
Marks and inscriptions	'STOP AIR / POLLUTION' (Inscribed on the placards) 'KEEP / AMERICA / BEAUTIFUL' (Inscribed on the placards) 'LOVE / KEEP OUR / CITY CLEAN' (Inscribed on the brick wall)
Credit line	Given by Avondale Mills Inc.
Subjects depicted	Pollution Environmental Impact Statements Rubbish Bin Street-Sweepers Fish Gas Masks Placards (Information Artifacts)
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	CIRC.18-1972

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O268747/pollution-furnishing-fabric-avondale-mills-inc/

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