Drones
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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Poster depicting people as bees, wearing black and yellow striped jumpers and carrying identical brown briefcases. They are swarming towards the entrance to a large hive. The text roughly translates as 'Life is hard for people, too many drones and too little honey'.
Object details
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Title | Drones |
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 people as bees, wearing black and yellow striped jumpers and carrying identical brown briefcases. They are swarming towards the entrance to a large hive. The text roughly translates as 'Life is hard for people, too many drones and too little honey'. |
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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.381-1990 |
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Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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