US Hands Off El Salvador!
Poster
ca. 1982 (made)
ca. 1982 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This poster attacks North American intelligence-gathering and policy-making in El Salvador which began in 1977. US involvement with El Salvador included military assistance from the Carter administration, which is believed to have funded state-sponsored violence against Salvadorean citizens.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | US Hands Off El Salvador! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | printing |
| Brief description | Poster issued by Committee in Solidarity with Central America and the Caribbean. Australia, ca. 1982. |
| Physical description | Large hand pierced by bayonets, protecting four Salvadoreans, below. Printed in blue on white. |
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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 | This poster attacks North American intelligence-gathering and policy-making in El Salvador which began in 1977. US involvement with El Salvador included military assistance from the Carter administration, which is believed to have funded state-sponsored violence against Salvadorean citizens. |
| Other number | LS.1272 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.359-2004 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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