Le parlementarisme ne paie pas…
Poster
1968 (Designed and printed)
1968 (Designed and printed)
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This screenprinted poster issued on behalf of the PCF (Parti Communiste Francais) is stamped 'Atelier Populaire', identifying if as one of the products of students of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, who turned out an estimated 120,000 posters between May and June 1968. The figure, labelled with the letters 'PCF' balances upon a ball marked 'Parliamentary Democracy', while juggling balls which spell out 'elections', to illustrate how, in the makers' view, Parliamentarianism, or a parliamentary principle or system of government, cannot work.
Object details
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| Title | Le parlementarisme ne paie pas… (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | screenprint |
| Brief description | 'Le Parlementarisme Ne Paie Pas', Atelier Populaire, poster from the events of May 1968 in Paris |
| Physical description | 'Le Parlementarisme Ne Paie Pas' student protest poster depicting a figure balancing on one leg on a large ball, and juggling nine smaller balls. Above the figure are the words 'Le Parlementarisme', and on the right of the poster, 'Ne paie pas', Each of the juggling balls has a letter which, when put together spells 'ELECTIONS', and the larger ball displays the words, 'Democratie Parlementaire'. The man has the letters 'PCF' in white across his middle. Printed in black on white. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael Voggenauer, in memory of his father Josef Voggenauer |
| Summary | This screenprinted poster issued on behalf of the PCF (Parti Communiste Francais) is stamped 'Atelier Populaire', identifying if as one of the products of students of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, who turned out an estimated 120,000 posters between May and June 1968. The figure, labelled with the letters 'PCF' balances upon a ball marked 'Parliamentary Democracy', while juggling balls which spell out 'elections', to illustrate how, in the makers' view, Parliamentarianism, or a parliamentary principle or system of government, cannot work. |
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| Accession number | E.20-1999 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2000 |
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