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Poster
2003 (made)
2003 (made)
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This poster by Clifford Harper 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.
This image shows a woman on a battlefield, attempting to stop advancing troops. On the bottom there is a quote by Anacharsis Clootz, a figure from the French Revolution and self-styled ‘Orator of the Human Race’. The pacifist image and text combine to deliver a message, underlining the futility of war, from the 18th century – still resonant in the 21st.
This image shows a woman on a battlefield, attempting to stop advancing troops. On the bottom there is a quote by Anacharsis Clootz, a figure from the French Revolution and self-styled ‘Orator of the Human Race’. The pacifist image and text combine to deliver a message, underlining the futility of war, from the 18th century – still resonant in the 21st.
Object details
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| Title | untitled |
| Materials and techniques | printing |
| Brief description | Anti-war poster by Clifford Harper, in Stop the War Coalition set of eight posters, 2003 |
| Physical description | A poster with a woman trying to stop soldiers on a battlefield, with text on the bottom 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 7 by Clifford Harper 2003 'As soon as the French Army comes in sight of the Austrian and Prussian soldiers they should instead of attacking the enemy throw down their own arms and advance toward them dancing in a friendly manner' Anacharsis Clootz" |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | This poster by Clifford Harper 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. This image shows a woman on a battlefield, attempting to stop advancing troops. On the bottom there is a quote by Anacharsis Clootz, a figure from the French Revolution and self-styled ‘Orator of the Human Race’. The pacifist image and text combine to deliver a message, underlining the futility of war, from the 18th century – still resonant in the 21st. |
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| Accession number | E.1051-2003 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2004 |
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