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Bite the Hand

Poster
1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Screenprint poster in blue depicting a woman holding a paper shopping bag filled with goods. A man's hand with 'H.M. GOV'T' on the cuff is reaching into the bag to grab one packet entitled 'Equal Pay'. Others are labelled 'sex discrimination bill' and 'equal education and employment opportunities'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBite the Hand (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint poster
Brief description
Poster by See Red Women's Workshop, 'Bite the Hand', screenprint in blue, London, 1978.
Physical description
Screenprint poster in blue depicting a woman holding a paper shopping bag filled with goods. A man's hand with 'H.M. GOV'T' on the cuff is reaching into the bag to grab one packet entitled 'Equal Pay'. Others are labelled 'sex discrimination bill' and 'equal education and employment opportunities'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 783mm
  • Width: 530mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • H.M. GOV'T
  • Equal Pay
  • sex discrimination bill
  • equal education and employment opportunities
Credit line
Given by Suzy Mackie, Pru Stevenson and Bronwen Rice in memory of Julia Franco, founder member of See Red Women's Workshop
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.89-2011

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Record createdJuly 12, 2011
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