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El Salvador. U.S. Hands Off!

Poster
ca. 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
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 miliatary assistance from the Carter administration, which was believed to fund government violence against Salvadorean citizens.

Object details

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Object type
TitleEl Salvador. U.S. Hands Off! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printing
Brief description
Poster by CISCAC [Committee in Solidarity with Central America and the Caribbean]. Australia, ca. 1979.
Physical description
Helicopter gunships, people below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.2cm
  • Width: 44.8cm
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
Places depicted
Summary
This poster attacks North American intelligence-gathering and policy-making in El Salvador which began in 1977. US involvement with El Salvador included miliatary assistance from the Carter administration, which was believed to fund government violence against Salvadorean citizens.
Other number
LS.1273 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.360-2004

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Record createdAugust 23, 2004
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