Black is beautiful
Poster
1983 (made)
1983 (made)
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A poster depicting two black people standing side by side. One of the figures had been painted over with white paint upon which the words 'Chaque homme est un ouevre d'art!' [Every man is a work of art] are scrawled.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Black is beautiful (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Wolf Vostell, 'Black is Beautiful', one of a series of posters for the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, colour offset lithograph, France, 1983 |
| Physical description | A poster depicting two black people standing side by side. One of the figures had been painted over with white paint upon which the words 'Chaque homme est un ouevre d'art!' [Every man is a work of art] are scrawled. |
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| Association | |
| Associated object | E.859-1990 (Series) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1992 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1885-1992 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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