He would have thrown you glasnosts!
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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Poster depicting a frustrated man in a white shirt and tie, sitting on a sofa and ripping up a newspaper. Behind him is a portrait of Stalin and a potted plant. the text roughly translates as 'The light (sun) of Truth burns up the Stalinist, he is uneasy in spirit. He goes blind when angry like the owl...It is hard to live without a Tzar in the head!'.
Object details
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| Title | He would have thrown you glasnosts! |
| 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 frustrated man in a white shirt and tie, sitting on a sofa and ripping up a newspaper. Behind him is a portrait of Stalin and a potted plant. the text roughly translates as 'The light (sun) of Truth burns up the Stalinist, he is uneasy in spirit. He goes blind when angry like the owl...It is hard to live without a Tzar in the head!'. |
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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.377-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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