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People of the World Unite

Poster
1967 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Psychedelic poster. Text 'people of the world unite' in capital letters surrounds image of joined hands. 'People' and 'unite' are in yellow, blue and red. 'Of the world' are in black and white patterned letters over two joined hands in orange and green, and red and green.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePeople of the World Unite (generic title)
Materials and techniques
printing
Brief description
Psychedelic poster, 'People of the World Unite', 1960s.
Physical description
Psychedelic poster. Text 'people of the world unite' in capital letters surrounds image of joined hands. 'People' and 'unite' are in yellow, blue and red. 'Of the world' are in black and white patterned letters over two joined hands in orange and green, and red and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 578mm
  • Width: 434mm
Marks and inscriptions
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD UNITE (Text of poster.)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.41-1968

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Record createdNovember 10, 2006
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