Three Mile Island, The Accident Is Not Over.
Poster
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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On 28 March 1979 at 4.00 A.M., a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA suddenly malfunctioned. Its core experienced a meltdown, releasing radioactive gases. Many local residents fled the area, though there were no related injuries or deaths. This was the most serious nuclear accident in American history and led to serious reform in plant operations and safety measures.
Object details
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| Title | Three Mile Island, The Accident Is Not Over. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint |
| Brief description | Anti-nuclear power protest poster. Issued by Remember T.M.I. Coalition. USA, 1980. |
| Physical description | Illustration of cows grazing before a nuclear power station. The poster's message is expressed as the cows' thoughts, in comic strip-like bubbles. Pasture rendered in parallel green lines. Mostly black and white. One line of red text. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Accident is not Over (printed in red) |
| 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 | On 28 March 1979 at 4.00 A.M., a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA suddenly malfunctioned. Its core experienced a meltdown, releasing radioactive gases. Many local residents fled the area, though there were no related injuries or deaths. This was the most serious nuclear accident in American history and led to serious reform in plant operations and safety measures. |
| Other number | LS.1268 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.357-2004 |
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| Record created | August 20, 2004 |
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