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Elections are crap

Poster
1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white poster depicting an illustration of a large suited man's hand, with a dollar sign cufflink and cuff inscribed 'Big Business', rolling dice with the faces of untrustworthy politicians upon them. The outermost face on the die is probably Richard Nixon.

Object details

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Object type
TitleElections are crap (assigned by artist)
Brief description
"Elections are crap - the people lose every time" by AJ Epstein. Issued by SDS. USA, 1968.
Physical description
Black and white poster depicting an illustration of a large suited man's hand, with a dollar sign cufflink and cuff inscribed 'Big Business', rolling dice with the faces of untrustworthy politicians upon them. The outermost face on the die is probably Richard Nixon.
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
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.760-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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