Peace In Indochina Is A Victory For Us All
Poster
ca. 1975-1976 (made)
ca. 1975-1976 (made)
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This poster refers to the end of the Vietnam War, which was officially announced on 30 April 1975. Line block is a very simple and direct printmaking process often associated with left wing radicalism. Ideas of unity (two oxen working together with the farmer) and optimism (green is a symbolic colour of hope in many cultures) are combined in this image of the old agricultural order to re-enforce the ethical message of the text.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Peace In Indochina Is A Victory For Us All (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Line-block printed in green |
| Brief description | Poster produced at the end of the Vietnam War, ca. 1975-1976 (United States?) |
| Physical description | Simple abstracted image of a faceless Vietnamese man wearing traditional conical woven cane hat, hunched behind the two black oxen he drives. Peace in Indochina/ is a victory for us all (printed in all capital letters). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Peace in Indochina/ is a victory for us all |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | This poster refers to the end of the Vietnam War, which was officially announced on 30 April 1975. Line block is a very simple and direct printmaking process often associated with left wing radicalism. Ideas of unity (two oxen working together with the farmer) and optimism (green is a symbolic colour of hope in many cultures) are combined in this image of the old agricultural order to re-enforce the ethical message of the text. |
| Other number | LS.1104 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.315-2004 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2004 |
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