Having weighed up the situation, the court is inclined to acquit...
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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Poster depicting a man in a suit standing before a gold chair in a courtroom. In his left hand, he is holding a file of papers representing a legal case, and in the right, he is holding a bribe represented by a bundle of money (50 ruble notes). The right hand is being weighed down and he looks favourably towards this option. The text roughly translates as 'He has abandoned honesty. Thief and judge is represented legally by the same person'.
Object details
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| Title | Having weighed up the situation, the court is inclined to acquit... |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by the Battling Pencil group from a portfolio of 24 entitled 'Perestroika For and Against'. Russia, 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a man in a suit standing before a gold chair in a courtroom. In his left hand, he is holding a file of papers representing a legal case, and in the right, he is holding a bribe represented by a bundle of money (50 ruble notes). The right hand is being weighed down and he looks favourably towards this option. The text roughly translates as 'He has abandoned honesty. Thief and judge is represented legally by the same person'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Peggy Vance |
| Production | Attribution note: published in a print run of 5,000 |
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| Accession number | E.375-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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