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International Student Strike
Poster
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The Student Mobilization Committee emerged out of an increasing concern among the young about the apparent direction of the conflict in Vietnam. The inclusion of disturbing black and white documentary photographs serves to shock the viewer into joining their strike against the violence and carnage of war.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | International Student Strike (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Anti-Vietnam war poster issued by Student Mobilization Committee. United States, 1968. |
| Physical description | Portrait format poster composed of a 6 rectangle grid. Text in red on black in the upper right. Black and white photographic image of troops cradling a dead comrade in upper left. White on turquoise text, centre left. Black and white photograph of an anti-war protest held back by police, centre right. Black and white photograph of a bloody man on a stretcher, surrounded by police, lower left. Black text on turquoise, lower right. Stamped address below. |
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| 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 | The Student Mobilization Committee emerged out of an increasing concern among the young about the apparent direction of the conflict in Vietnam. The inclusion of disturbing black and white documentary photographs serves to shock the viewer into joining their strike against the violence and carnage of war. |
| Other number | LS.1075 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.310-2004 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2004 |
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