No Weapon Can Defeat A People Decided To Be Free
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1976
"No Weapon Can Defeat A People Decided To Be Free" is a screenprinted political poster created in 1976. Designed and printed by The Poster Collective in London, the work measures 90.5 cm in height and 54.5 cm in width. The piece was produced using ink on paper.
The poster features a vertical, predominantly monochrome composition divided into visual sections against dark and light areas. The upper section gathers multiple historical and photographic scenes depicting colonial-era imagery and labor, while the lower black area centers on a map outline filled with armed figures and soldiers. The bottom section incorporates text quoting the Guinean liberationist politician Amilcar Cabral, anchored below by the title inscription "NO WEAPON CAN DEFEAT A PEOPLE DECIDED TO BE FREE".
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
The poster quotes the Guinean liberationist politician Amilcar Cabral and was printed in 1976 by The Poster Collective in London.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Screenprint on paper
- Dimensions
- Height: 90.5 cm; Width: 54.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- The Poster Collective
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- No Weapon Can Defeat A People Decided To Be Free
- Museum object number
- E.1192-1976
Catalogue references
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