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Boycott Barclays

Poster
1979-1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Anti-Apartheid Movement (makers)
Ralph Steadman (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Black and white poster depicting an illustration of a lynching. A black man hangs from a pound sign attached to a gallows. The text reads: 'Don't be fooled by Barclays glossy ads into banking with the largest British bank in apartheid South Africa. Barclays plays a central role in apartheid...'

Object details

Categories
Posters
Colonialism and Empire
Africa
Politics
Death
Object type
Poster
TitleBoycott Barclays (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper (Fiber Product)
Brief description
Anti-apartheid poster, 'Don't bank on apartheid - Boycott Barclays', early 1980s.
Physical description
Black and white poster depicting an illustration of a lynching. A black man hangs from a pound sign attached to a gallows. The text reads: 'Don't be fooled by Barclays glossy ads into banking with the largest British bank in apartheid South Africa. Barclays plays a central role in apartheid...'
Credit line
Given by Martin Bailey
Subjects depicted
Racism
Equality
Apartheid
Bibliographic references
  • The following reference is from the Anti-Apartheid Movement archives (MSS AAM 2512/1): 'In 1976 Barclays invested ten million rand in South African defence bonds; it also advertised in South African Defence Force magazines.'
  • Steadman's illustration was also used for the cover of 'The South African Connection: Western Investment in Apartheid' by Ruth First, Jonathan Steele, and Christabel Gurney, published by Penguin African Library (AP37: 1973).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.523-2021

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2021
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1667750/boycott-barclays-poster-ralph-steadman/
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