Badge
1980-1989 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Badge
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph and screenprint on polystyrene; dye-stamped, metal and polystyrene |
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 | |
Accession number | E.2254-1990 |
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Record created | March 27, 2008 |
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