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Accession Number | ARTV07359 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 50.6 x 35.5 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | lithograph, letterpress and halftone photoengraving on paper |
Maker |
Cane, Jim South Australian Vietnam Moratorium Campaign |
Date made | 1971 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Stop work to stop the war
Description
The poster depicts, on the front, a drawing of a pyramid of people representing their status in United States society. At the bottom are Vietnamese refugees with ropes around their necks, above them are United States blue collar and professional workers, then policemen, an Army general, a judge, big business men and at the top an Uncle Sam figure, holding a US dollar symbol. The verso of the poster contains extensive text and photographs of protestors, workers and Vietnames people explaining the policies, theories, practices and justifications of the Vietnam Moratorium Campaign.