Poster
1987 (made)
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Laminated poster with a red and black border containing a repeating motif of guns and bullets. In the centre of the image is a bird in flight (possibly to reference the national bird of Nicaragua, the Guardabarranco) consisting of a black outline and filled with pink, red, orange and green. Beneath is a design consisting of a row of corn outlined in black on a yellow background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print on high speed rotary paper that has been laminated in plastic |
| Brief description | Poster used to raise money for Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, depicting a bird in flight and a border decorated with guns, bullets and the heads of soldiers, made at Union Place Resource Centre. London, 1987. |
| Physical description | Laminated poster with a red and black border containing a repeating motif of guns and bullets. In the centre of the image is a bird in flight (possibly to reference the national bird of Nicaragua, the Guardabarranco) consisting of a black outline and filled with pink, red, orange and green. Beneath is a design consisting of a row of corn outlined in black on a yellow background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'NICARAGUA / HAS THE RIGHT TO / LIFE AND PEACE'
'Designed by Mediumwave (01 274 4000) Printed by Union Place (01 735 6123)'
'ALL PROFITS TO NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN' |
| Credit line | Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop |
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| Bibliographic reference | From an exhibition by Greenwich Mural Workshop, 'Printing is Easy...? Community Printshops 1970-1986' |
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| Accession number | E.515-2013 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2013 |
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