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He would have thrown you glasnosts!

Poster
1989 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
TitleHe 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!'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.8cm
  • Width: 33cm
Credit line
Given by Peggy Vance
Production
Attribution note: published in a print run of 5,000
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.377-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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