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They Shall Not Pass

Poster
1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign (publisher)
Boncza, Miguel (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Poster, Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign salutes Nicaraguan people defending 4 years of progress in their revolution 1979-1983; lithograph advertising a tour by Awatinas of Bolivia.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThey Shall Not Pass (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Poster, 'They Shall Not Pass', lithograph by Miguel Boncza, published by the Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign, Great Britain, probably 1980s
Physical description
Poster, Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign salutes Nicaraguan people defending 4 years of progress in their revolution 1979-1983; lithograph advertising a tour by Awatinas of Bolivia.
Dimensions
  • Height: 606mm
  • Width: 430mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN SALUTES THE HEROIC NICARAGUAN PEOPLE DEFENDING 4 YEARS OF PROGRESS / IN THEIR REVOLUTION / THEY SHALL / NOT PASS! / 1979 1983 / 19th JULY (Text of poster)
  • Tour by AWATINAS (from BOLIVIA) with MAURICIO BONILLA (Salvadorian folk singer) and a NSC SPEAKER / BRISTOL TUE 19TH JULY 7.30PM AT TRINITY HALL, OLD MARKET. £2.50 (£1.50 UNWAGED, CHILDREN FREE) / MANCHESTER WED 20TH JULY 7.30PM AT MAN. UNIV. STUDENTS' UNION, OXFORD RD. £2,50 (£1.50 UNWAGED) / NEWCASTLE THUR 21ST JULY 7.30PM AT ST. THOMAS' CHURCH, THE HAYMARKET. £1.75 (£1.25 UNWAGED) / LONDON FRI 22ND JULY 7.30PM AT FRIENDS HOUSE, EUSTON RD, WC1. £3 (£2 UNWAGED) (Bottom of poster)
Credit line
Given by John Green
Production
Probably made in the 1980s
Subject depicted
Hands
Place depicted
Nicaragua
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.738-2003

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Record createdJune 13, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113086/they-shall-not-pass-poster-boncza-miguel/
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