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Poster
2003 (made)
2003 (made)
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This poster by Steve Bell is one of a set of eight, commissioned by the Stop the War Coalition in 2003, in protest against Britain’s involvement in the US-led war in Iraq. Seven of Britain’s leading artists were commissioned to produce posters. The posters were signed and published in a limited edition of 100.
Steve Bell is a political cartoonist for the Guardian newspaper, and in this image he satirises the relationship between the British prime minister Tony Blair and George W. Bush, the president of the United States. The one-eyed leaders are shown having a telephone conversation, complaining that the general public do not agree with their plans to go to war. Bell uses humour to deliver a strong pacifist message, using his distinctive characteristic style.
Steve Bell is a political cartoonist for the Guardian newspaper, and in this image he satirises the relationship between the British prime minister Tony Blair and George W. Bush, the president of the United States. The one-eyed leaders are shown having a telephone conversation, complaining that the general public do not agree with their plans to go to war. Bell uses humour to deliver a strong pacifist message, using his distinctive characteristic style.
Object details
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| Title | untitled |
| Materials and techniques | printing |
| Brief description | A poster with caricatures of Tony Blair and George W. Bush by Steve Bell, in Stop the War Coalition set of eight posters, 2003 |
| Physical description | A poster with one-eyed caricatures of Tony Blair and George W. Bush talking on the phone, with the words 'Stop it now' on the bottom half of the image. Signed and numbered by the artist. |
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| Copy number | 41/100 |
| Marks and inscriptions | "Stop the War Coalition www.stopwar.org.uk Poster number 5 by Steve Bell 2003 'Why won't they see things our way George?' Stop it now" |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | This poster by Steve Bell is one of a set of eight, commissioned by the Stop the War Coalition in 2003, in protest against Britain’s involvement in the US-led war in Iraq. Seven of Britain’s leading artists were commissioned to produce posters. The posters were signed and published in a limited edition of 100. Steve Bell is a political cartoonist for the Guardian newspaper, and in this image he satirises the relationship between the British prime minister Tony Blair and George W. Bush, the president of the United States. The one-eyed leaders are shown having a telephone conversation, complaining that the general public do not agree with their plans to go to war. Bell uses humour to deliver a strong pacifist message, using his distinctive characteristic style. |
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| Accession number | E.1049-2003 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2004 |
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