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Artist/Maker	China Appeal (issued by) Unknown
Place of origin	London (made)

A poster printed with black ink on yellow paper headed with the phrase 'China Appeal' in English and Chinese. Below are several paragraphs of text appealing for money to help the victims (and their families) of the Chinese Government's repression of the pro-democracy demonstration that took place in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 4^th June, 1989.

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Categories	Posters Prints Propaganda
Object type	Poster
Title	China Appeal. (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Xerox on yellow paper with a stamp in red ink Paper Printing Ink Photocopying
Brief description	Poster, 'China Appeal', appealing for financial aid for victims of the Chinese Government's repression of the pro-democracy demonstration in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 4 June 1989, photocopy on yellow paper, London, 1989
Physical description	A poster printed with black ink on yellow paper headed with the phrase 'China Appeal' in English and Chinese. Below are several paragraphs of text appealing for money to help the victims (and their families) of the Chinese Government's repression of the pro-democracy demonstration that took place in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 4^th June, 1989.
Dimensions	Height: 42cm Width: 29.8cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions	'China Appeal' (Stamped in red ink in English and Chinese)
Subjects depicted	Charity Protest
Associations	Tiananmen Square Protests Beijing Tiananmen Square
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.188-1991

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Record created	March 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O193635/china-appeal-poster-unknown/

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