Unity Is Strength
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1976
This protest poster, titled "Unity Is Strength", was produced in the United Kingdom around 1976. Created as a screenprint on paper using ink, the design is attributed to The Poster Collective, incorporating photographic imagery captured by photographer John Sturrock.
The poster features a vertical montage composed of multiple black-and-white photographic scenes depicting groups of young people and students in various contexts, including a demonstration. The top of the composition displays the bold title "UNITY IS STRENGTH" in prominent white lettering against a dark ground. Additional text included on the poster features the statements "It's your future at stake. Don't let them play with it" and "Organise in school on the dole and in the workplace".
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Screenprint poster
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Sturrock, John; The Poster Collective
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
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
- Unity Is Strength
- Museum object number
- E.129-2004
Catalogue references
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