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Badge

1980-1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Poland (made)

Badge

Object details

Category
Politics
Object type
Badge
Materials and techniques
Lithograph and screenprint on polystyrene; dye-stamped, metal and polystyrene
Polystyrene
Metal
Lithograph
Screenprint
Brief description
Badge, Polish Solidarity, made 1980-1989, Poland
Physical description
Badge
Gallery label
GROUP OF BADGES: POLISH SOLIDARITY
Made in Poland, 1980-1989
Lithograph and screenprint on polystyrene; dye-stamped
metal and polystyrene
Some given by Marek Garztecki
E.2247,9,54,5-1990, 2241-3-1991, 2102,4-1992
Formed as a trade union in 1980, Solidarity became a
focus of resistance to the Soviet-dominated Polish
regime. Suspended by the Government in 1981, it
continued underground until restoration of its legal status
in 1989. The wearing of badges, with their symbolic
vocabulary, images, phrases and references,
demonstrated allegiance to the cause of Solidarity.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2249-1990

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Record createdMarch 26, 2008
Record URL
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