Stop Nuclear Suicide
Poster
1963 (published)
1963 (published)
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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which was founded in Britain in 1958, attracted the support of some prominent public figures and intellectuals as well as skilled designers and artists such as F. H. K. Henrion. This design has entered the notorious category of 'banned posters', for London Transport deemed that it contravened its 'Conditions Covering the Acceptance of Advertising'. These conditions included the prohibition of images that would be likely to cause political controversy. CND, whose peace logo appears at the bottom left, used posters to advertise its protest marches and demonstrations.
Object details
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| Title | Stop Nuclear Suicide (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Stop Nuclear Suicide'. Offset lithograph poster printed in black on a yellow ground. Photographic image of a skull and a nuclear mushroom cloud. Designed by Frédéric Henri Kay Henrion. Issued by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London. 1963. |
| Physical description | 'Stop Nuclear Suicide'. Portrait format poster printed in black on a yellow ground. Photographic image of a skull, apparently floating between sea and sky. On the ill-defined horizon a nuclear mushroom cloud billows between the eye sockets of the skull, simultaneously forming the bridge of the skull's nose. The CND logo is in lower left of the sheet, with the caption and address of CND lettered along bottom margin. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Production | Issued by The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 2 Carthusian Street, London EC1. Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which was founded in Britain in 1958, attracted the support of some prominent public figures and intellectuals as well as skilled designers and artists such as F. H. K. Henrion. This design has entered the notorious category of 'banned posters', for London Transport deemed that it contravened its 'Conditions Covering the Acceptance of Advertising'. These conditions included the prohibition of images that would be likely to cause political controversy. CND, whose peace logo appears at the bottom left, used posters to advertise its protest marches and demonstrations. |
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| Other number | 18/E4 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.3910-1983 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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