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Accession Number | ARTV09015 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 51.4 x 102 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | screenprint on paper |
Maker |
Russell, Colin Shiels, Julie Another Planet |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Date made | 1985 - 1986 |
Conflict |
Period 1980-1989 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
... and the American Warship sailed into the sunset & never returned : AUSTRALIA - NUCLEAR FREE AND NON-ALIGNED
Description
A protest poster campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and the presence of American military bases in Australia such as Pine Gap. The poster depicts a large warship being pulled out of a harbour by a tug boat. To the left a city is visible on the horizon. In the background is a vivid sunset sky.