No Nuclear Weapons
Poster
1980-1981 (made)
1980-1981 (made)
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Peter Kennard’s striking use of photomontage breaks down the image of the all-powerful nuclear missile, cut in half by a giant CND symbol. The poster’s design aimed to show the potential power of the anti-nuclear movement to put an end to nuclear weapons.
Object details
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Title | No Nuclear Weapons (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph in red and black |
Brief description | Poster, 'No Nuclear Weapons', designed by Peter Kennard for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK, 1980-1981 |
Physical description | Poster, offset lithograph in red and black, of an image of a nuclear missile, cut in half by a gaint CND symbol, entitled "No Nuclear Weapons". |
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Marks and inscriptions | No Nuclear Weapons |
Credit line | Given by Peter Kennard |
Summary | Peter Kennard’s striking use of photomontage breaks down the image of the all-powerful nuclear missile, cut in half by a giant CND symbol. The poster’s design aimed to show the potential power of the anti-nuclear movement to put an end to nuclear weapons. |
Associated object | E.791-2004 (Version) |
Bibliographic reference | Flood, Catherine British Posters. Advertising, Art and Activism (V&A, 2012), pp.80-81 |
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Accession number | E.328-2011 |
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Record created | January 29, 2013 |
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