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Resolutely Support the Struggle of the Palestinian and Other Arab Peoples...

Poster
ca. 1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shanghai People's Publishing House (publishers)
Place of origin
China (made)

The Shanghai People's Publishing House promoted political causes through demonstrations of solidarity with oppressed groups throughout the world. This poster, issued to promote the Palestinian side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was created for international circulation, hence its text in three languages: Chinese, English and French.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleResolutely Support the Struggle of the Palestinian and Other Arab Peoples... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printing
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Chinese poster with image of a bronze commemorative statue - five figures charging forward. China. ca. 1986.
Physical description
Chinese poster with text above and below landscape-format image in Chinese, English and French. Bronze commemorative statue of five figures charging forward. One figure has arms raised, giving command. Pale green background. Text refers to supporting Palestinians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, above, and revolution as a tool for independence, below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.8cm
  • Width: 76.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Resolutely Support the Struggle of the Palestinian and Other Arab Peoples Against/ Imperialist - Israeli Aggression/ Soutenons fermement le peuple palestinien et les autres peuples arabes dans leur luttle contre l'agression impérialiste et israélienne! (green on pale green background ALSO WRITTEN IN CHINESE CHARACTERS)
  • Irresistible Historical Trend/ Countries Want Independence, Nations Want Liberation, the People Want Revolution/ Le courant de l'histoire est irrésistible/ Les pays veulent l'indépendance, les nations veulent la révolution (lower fifth, white on purple ALSO WRITTEN IN CHINESE CHARACTERS)
  • Published by the Shanghai People's Publishing House, Shanghai, China/ Distributed by Guozi Shudian (China Publications Centre), Peking, China (lower right)
  • 86 CEF - 575 (lower right)
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
Propaganda
Communism
Statue
Places depicted
China
Israel
Palestine
Summary
The Shanghai People's Publishing House promoted political causes through demonstrations of solidarity with oppressed groups throughout the world. This poster, issued to promote the Palestinian side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was created for international circulation, hence its text in three languages: Chinese, English and French.
Other number
LS.1638 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.696-2004

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2004
Record URL
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