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A 'Service' a day and he'll work, rest, and play

Poster
1979-81 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster in pale blue, black and white depicting women doing housework and cooking for queues of men streaming from a factory in the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA 'Service' a day and he'll work, rest, and play (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Non-laminated poster
Brief description
Poster by See Red Women's Workshop entitled 'A 'Service' a day and he'll work, rest, and play'. Great Britain, ca. 1979-1981.
Physical description
Poster in pale blue, black and white depicting women doing housework and cooking for queues of men streaming from a factory in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45cm
  • Width: 64cm
Dimensions measured 29/01/2013
Credit line
Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Production
'A 'Service' a day and he'll work, rest, and play' uses the same image as a 1975 poster entitled 'Capitalism also depends on domestic labour' by See Red Women's Workshop.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Collection
Accession number
E.157-2011

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2013
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