Internationale
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1976
"Internationale" is a political poster designed by The Poster Collective in Tolmers Square, London, United Kingdom, dating to circa 1976. Printed in ink on paper, the rectangular vertical poster measures 76.1 cm in height by 51.2 cm in width.
The layout features yellow text arranged on a strong red background alongside five yellow and brown photographic images of historical events. Arranged along the composition are photographic panels documenting key historical moments: the 1871 Paris Commune, the 1889 London Dockers Strike, the 1916 Irish Citizen's Army, the 1917 Red Army USSR, and the 1919 Red Clyde in Glasgow. The accompanying printed text displays verses from the anthem, beginning with "Internationale / arise you prisoners of starvation / arise you wretched of the earth. / for justice thunders condemnation..." and repeating the refrain "tis the final conflict..."
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The anthem "Internationale" was written in Paris in June 1871 by Eugène Pottier (1816–1887), a member of the Central Committee of the Paris Commune. The Commune was formed by Parisians opposing the National Assembly and the Thiers government following the Franco-Prussian War before being crushed by Versailles troops and Prussian forces. Pottier's anthem and the Commune's reforms became enduring symbols of radical thought and action. This poster connects the Paris Commune to subsequent labour, socialist, and communist uprisings.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing
- Dimensions
- Height: 76.1 cm; Width: 51.2 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: Internationale/ arise you prisoners of starvation/ arise you wretched of the earth./ for justice thunders condemnation. [...] this the final conflict...; 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
- Internationale
- Museum object number
- E.665-2004
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.