Look before you buy. Boycott the products of apartheid.
Poster
c. 1980 (made)
c. 1980 (made)
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Offset colour lithograph poster showing a photograph of South African food products including tins of pineapple and pilchards, plus loose fruits and glass drinks bottles. Some of have regular labels but others bear images of dead people, protests, and police brutality. The poster urges the boycotting of produce exported from South Africa under the apartheid regime.
Object details
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| Title | Look before you buy. Boycott the products of apartheid. |
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| Brief description | Anti-apartheid poster, 'Look before you buy'. Britain, circa 1970s-1980s. |
| Physical description | Offset colour lithograph poster showing a photograph of South African food products including tins of pineapple and pilchards, plus loose fruits and glass drinks bottles. Some of have regular labels but others bear images of dead people, protests, and police brutality. The poster urges the boycotting of produce exported from South Africa under the apartheid regime. |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Bailey |
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| Accession number | E.534-2021 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2021 |
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