Gone With The Wind
Poster
ca. 1983 (printed), 1981 (designed)
ca. 1983 (printed), 1981 (designed)
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This political poster issued in opposition to the Reagan and Thatcher administrations is designed to call to mind the well-known film poster for "Gone with the Wind," starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. Here, the much-copied image of two passionate lovers embracing in a smouldering setting is transformed into an armageddon scene orchestrated by the two powerful leaders. The background of the burning South is translated into a mushroom cloud announcing world destruction caused by nucelar war. The overtly provocative message put forward is that like two reckless lovers, Reagan's and Thatcher's policies show complete disregard for the surrounding world.
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| Title | Gone With The Wind (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography |
| Brief description | Satirical poster by Bob Light and John Houston. Reagan and Thatcher. Cruise missile protest. Published by Socialist Worker. UK, ca.1983. |
| Physical description | Parody photomontage depticing 1980s American President Ronald Reagan and 1980s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the roles of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara (fictional characters from the American novel by Margaret Mitchell "Gone with the Wind", set during the Civil War-era). |
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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 political poster issued in opposition to the Reagan and Thatcher administrations is designed to call to mind the well-known film poster for "Gone with the Wind," starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. Here, the much-copied image of two passionate lovers embracing in a smouldering setting is transformed into an armageddon scene orchestrated by the two powerful leaders. The background of the burning South is translated into a mushroom cloud announcing world destruction caused by nucelar war. The overtly provocative message put forward is that like two reckless lovers, Reagan's and Thatcher's policies show complete disregard for the surrounding world. |
| Other number | LS.1355 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.662-2004 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2004 |
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