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Tripoli

Poster
ca. 1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait poster regarding the United States' bombing of Tripoli on 15/04/1986. The poster features a pixelated photograph of a child, lying down, with their head wrapped in a bandage and a spoon on their nose. This black and white photograph is set against a red background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTripoli (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing, paper, plastic laminate
Brief description
Poster entitled 'Tripoli' made by the Paddington Printshop, London, 1986.
Physical description
Portrait poster regarding the United States' bombing of Tripoli on 15/04/1986. The poster features a pixelated photograph of a child, lying down, with their head wrapped in a bandage and a spoon on their nose. This black and white photograph is set against a red background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 81.4cm
  • Width: 56.1cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 15 APRIL '86 / TRIPOLI
  • IS this CHILD A TERRORIST?
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop.
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Accession number
E.583-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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