They Killed the Dreamer, But Not His Dream
Poster
1979 (printed), 1979 (designed)
1979 (printed), 1979 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Paul Peter Piech was an American artist who spent most of his working life in Britain. He was an ardent supporter of liberal causes and regularly produced lino-cut and letterpress posters, poster-poems, illustrations and printed books to do with social causes, racial equality and freedom of conscience. His work often incorporates quotations from poets, great thinkers and politicians.
Martin Luther King, a minister from Atlanta, Georgia, became the father of the American Civil Rights Movement through his pacifist campaigning from the mid 1950s until his assassination in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. On 28 August 1963, a Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, was attended by 250,000 supporters. King made his famous 'I have a dream . . .' speech about racial harmony and integration on the steps of the city's Lincoln Memorial monument. It is this speech that Piech quotes here.
Martin Luther King, a minister from Atlanta, Georgia, became the father of the American Civil Rights Movement through his pacifist campaigning from the mid 1950s until his assassination in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. On 28 August 1963, a Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, was attended by 250,000 supporters. King made his famous 'I have a dream . . .' speech about racial harmony and integration on the steps of the city's Lincoln Memorial monument. It is this speech that Piech quotes here.
Object details
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| Title | They Killed the Dreamer, But Not His Dream (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lino-cut and cardboard letterpress |
| Brief description | 'They Killed the Dreamer, But Not His Dream'. Lino-cut print poster commemorating the black civil rights leader, Martin Luther King. Designed by Paul Peter Piech, Great Britain, 1979. |
| Physical description | Lino-cut print poster printed in reddish brown, black and blue on a green ground. Half the caption printed at top half of sheet (i.e. 'THEY KILLED THE DREAMER'). Below this is lettered 'Martin Luther King' above a face with the words 'End Wars; Equality; End Prejudices; Freedom of Expression; Brotherhood' coming from his mouth. Below this, the residue of the caption (i.e. 'BUT NOT HIS DREAM'). |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Piech 1979' (Signed and dated in pencil, lower right corner) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Production | Attribution note: This was one of one hundred posters Piech produced to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King. Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Summary | Paul Peter Piech was an American artist who spent most of his working life in Britain. He was an ardent supporter of liberal causes and regularly produced lino-cut and letterpress posters, poster-poems, illustrations and printed books to do with social causes, racial equality and freedom of conscience. His work often incorporates quotations from poets, great thinkers and politicians. Martin Luther King, a minister from Atlanta, Georgia, became the father of the American Civil Rights Movement through his pacifist campaigning from the mid 1950s until his assassination in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. On 28 August 1963, a Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, was attended by 250,000 supporters. King made his famous 'I have a dream . . .' speech about racial harmony and integration on the steps of the city's Lincoln Memorial monument. It is this speech that Piech quotes here. |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
| Other number | 30/G4 - V&A microfiche |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.769-1986 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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