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Congo Solidarity OSPAAAL poster

Poster
1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
OSPAAAL (The Organization in Solidarity With the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America) (publisher)
Rostgaard (artist)
Place of origin
Cuba (made)

Offset lithograph poster depicting Patrice Lumumba in profile, to advertise a day of solidarity with the Congo on 13th February

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Object details

Categories
Posters
Africa
Object type
Poster
TitleCongo Solidarity OSPAAAL poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph poster
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
Poster by Alfredo Rostgaard, published by the Organisation in Solidarity with the people of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL). Cuba, 1972.
Physical description
Offset lithograph poster depicting Patrice Lumumba in profile, to advertise a day of solidarity with the Congo on 13th February
Dimensions
  • Height: 55cm
  • Width: 35cm
Credit line
Purchased with the support of the V&A Members Fund
Subject depicted
Lumumba, Patrice
Bibliographic references
  • The following reference is by Joelle Rebeiz from 'Interference Document 11: Armed by Design', p.51: 'While [Cuba's] economy saw a shortage of printing materials such as ink and high quality paper, artists had to get creative with limited resources. In fact, head of design for OSPAAAAL Alfredo Rostgaard credits the embargo as the event that "helped designers most in the quest for our own forms of expression". Within the styles that emerged on OSPAAAL posters as a result of technical and graphic experimentation- from pop art to photographic collage - a few key images anchored the works as a cohesive whole.'
  • The following reference is from Richard Frick, 'The Tricontinental Solidarity Poster', 2011: 'Among the most prominent victims is still today Patrick Lumumba, hero and martyr of the independence movement in Congo, who was drawn into ambush in 1961 under the eyes of the UN troops and murdered in the presence of Belgian sub-officers'.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.354-2018

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Record createdMay 4, 2018
Record URL
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