SS
Poster
1968 (Designed and printed)
1968 (Designed and printed)
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In 1968 young French revolutionaries took to the streets to promote a new society, one not based on capitalism or consumerism but on an alliance between students and workers. This poster, printed on 18 May 1968, at the beginning of the occupation of the École des Beaux-Arts, depicts a policeman wielding a baton and carrying a riot shield bearing the letters 'SS'. In this way a comparison is drawn between members of the French CRS (Compagnies Républicaines de Securité) and the German Nazi Party's SS (Schutz-Staffel).
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | SS (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
Brief description | Poster by the Atelier Populaire entitled 'SS', depicting a riot policeman with baton. France, 1968. |
Physical description | Portrait format poster printed in black/dark blue. Half length figure of a riot police officer in helmet and goggles brandishes a truncheon above his head and holds a shield emblazoned 'SS'. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Credit line | Given by Steef Davidson |
Production | Student Revolutionary poster issued in Paris during the revolt of May-June 1968. Printed on the 18 May 1968. |
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Summary | In 1968 young French revolutionaries took to the streets to promote a new society, one not based on capitalism or consumerism but on an alliance between students and workers. This poster, printed on 18 May 1968, at the beginning of the occupation of the École des Beaux-Arts, depicts a policeman wielding a baton and carrying a riot shield bearing the letters 'SS'. In this way a comparison is drawn between members of the French CRS (Compagnies Républicaines de Securité) and the German Nazi Party's SS (Schutz-Staffel). |
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Accession number | E.225-1985 |
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Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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