Uproot!
Poster
1978 (made)
1978 (made)
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This Soviet or "Red" propaganda poster calls for total disarmament by capitalist countries. This poster depicts a United States B-1 Air Force bomber gripped within a gargantuan blue fist. The bomber sprouts tree-like roots in the shapes of US dollar- and UK pound-signs, suggesting that capitalism provides the "roots" of militarism. The use of these two currency symbols particularly singles out the rampant militarism of the United States and Great Britain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Uproot! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Smirnov depicting a blue fist grabbing a US B-1 rocket. Soviet Union, 1978. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster of a rocket bearing tree-like roots that form currency symbols in dollars and pounds ($ and £). |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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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 |
| Production | Ready for printing 1/VIII - 1977 Attribution note: 20, 000 impressions in the tirage |
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| Summary | This Soviet or "Red" propaganda poster calls for total disarmament by capitalist countries. This poster depicts a United States B-1 Air Force bomber gripped within a gargantuan blue fist. The bomber sprouts tree-like roots in the shapes of US dollar- and UK pound-signs, suggesting that capitalism provides the "roots" of militarism. The use of these two currency symbols particularly singles out the rampant militarism of the United States and Great Britain. |
| Other number | LS.2619 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1208-2004 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2005 |
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