Family Structure
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Poster depicting Russian dolls (male and female) working in an office. The text criticised nepotism and translates roughly as 'The top boss has a son with a salary. Brother in laws and neices are part of the establishment. The once removed uncle and the father of the daughter in law. They are all part of this idle family undertaking'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Family Structure |
| 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 Russian dolls (male and female) working in an office. The text criticised nepotism and translates roughly as 'The top boss has a son with a salary. Brother in laws and neices are part of the establishment. The once removed uncle and the father of the daughter in law. They are all part of this idle family undertaking'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Peggy Vance |
| Production | Attribution note: published in a print run of 5,000 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.383-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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