Young Africa Goes To School
Poster
ca.1949 (issued)
ca.1949 (issued)
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Colour offset lithograph poster showing a classroom scene of children sat at desks in the midst of a lesson. There is a map of Africa hanging on the wall to the right of the image and and the classroom windows are wide open. The text has an patronising tone and informs the viewer that African children carry their school books on their head as that is African way to carry everything.
Object details
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| Title | Young Africa Goes To School |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Young Africa Goes To School'. Colour offset lithograph poster depicting children in a classroom. Designed by John Nunney. Possibly prepared by the Central Office of Information for the Colonial Office, for use in British schools, ca.1945-50. |
| Physical description | Colour offset lithograph poster showing a classroom scene of children sat at desks in the midst of a lesson. There is a map of Africa hanging on the wall to the right of the image and and the classroom windows are wide open. The text has an patronising tone and informs the viewer that African children carry their school books on their head as that is African way to carry everything. |
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| Object history | Possibly prepared by the Central Office of Information and for the Colonial Office, for use in British schools. |
| Production | Possibly prepared by the Central Office of Information for the Colonial Office, for use in British schools. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
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| Accession number | E.375-1988 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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