Cross of Lorraine
Poster
1968 (Designed and printed)
1968 (Designed and printed)
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This poster was produced by the poster workshop of the Faculty of Medicine in response to the government's "law and order" propaganda that dismissed socialist values and its radical beliefs . The Cross of Lorraine was used as a symbol of freedom during World War II by General Charles de Gaulle. Here, that same symbol is seen boring a hole into a human head - the students subverted the symbol to represent the death of independent thought and free speech at the hands of President De Gaulle.
Object details
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| Title | Cross of Lorraine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster bearing the cross of Lorraine boring into a human head - Atelier Populaire, Paris. France, 1968. |
| Physical description | Cross of Lorraine boring into the silhouette of a human head seen in profile. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ATELIER POPULAIRE Numéro 3 (stamped in purple) |
| 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 |
| Production | from the poster workshop of the Faculty of Medecine |
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| Summary | This poster was produced by the poster workshop of the Faculty of Medicine in response to the government's "law and order" propaganda that dismissed socialist values and its radical beliefs . The Cross of Lorraine was used as a symbol of freedom during World War II by General Charles de Gaulle. Here, that same symbol is seen boring a hole into a human head - the students subverted the symbol to represent the death of independent thought and free speech at the hands of President De Gaulle. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Texts and posters by Atelier Populaire: Posters from the Revolution - Paris, May 1968' London: Dobson. 1969. |
| Other number | LS.1372 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.670-2004 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2004 |
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