Save the E.G.A.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1978
"Save the E.G.A." is a printed poster designed by The Poster Collective in the United Kingdom in 1978. Printed with black ink on paper, the work measures 60.8 cm in height by 45.9 cm in width.
The poster features a central black-and-white illustration depicting the architectural façade of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital building behind a railed fence. Prominent text surrounds the image, led by large headline lettering reading "SAVE THE E.G.A." at the top and "FIGHT ALL HOSPITAL CUTS NO CLOSURES." along the base. Additional printed inscriptions on the poster state: "Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, 1872 founded by a woman, For women" alongside bulleted demands requesting to "Stop the closure", "Repair the lift", have "All services restored", and enforce "No redundancies".
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The poster was produced as part of an appeal launched in 1978 to save the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital from closure. The institution originated in 1872 when Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917), a pioneering female doctor who overcame gender barriers in the medical profession, established the New Hospital for Women in London staffed entirely by women. Renamed in her honour following her death in 1917, the hospital faced closure until Margaret Thatcher pledged to preserve it if elected to office, later fulfilling the promise, while the hospital raised £500,000 for renovated equipment and furniture.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing
- Dimensions
- Height: 60.8 cm; Width: 45.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: SAVE/ THE E.G.A./ Elizabeth Garrett Anderson/ Hospital, 1872/ founded by/ a woman,/ For women/ Stop the closure/ Repair the lift/ All services restored/ No redundancies/ FIGHT ALL/ HOSPITAL CUTS/ NO CLOSURES.; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- 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
- Save the E.G.A.
- Museum object number
- E.664-2004
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.