- Found In
- (CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Description
- <69> posters : col. and b&w.
- Summary
- Posters manufactured between 1970 and 1991 concerning the Republic of South Africa. Posters are mostly political in nature, calling for an end to apartheid and the freeing of political prisoners. The posters were manufactured in Great Britain, France, Sweden, the United States and other locations by a variety of groups including the London and Paris Anti-Apartheid Movements, the United Nations Association of Sweden, the Organization of African Unity, the African National Congress, the United Nations and various anti-apartheid student movements (including one from Czechoslovakia and Sweden). Posters include anti-apartheid messages, many with quotes from movement leaders; copies of the Freedom Charter; announcements calling for sanctions; fundraisers for the ANC; posters manufactured for Mandela's trip to New York City in 1990; many have images of Nelson Mandela. Posters are in English, French and Swedish.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Political posters – 1970-1999.
- Protest posters – 1970-1999.
- Photomechanical prints – 1970-1999.
- Note
- Title devised.
- Some posters torn or creased. Some are duplicates.
- Access (note)
- Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As (note)
- From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc Art posters - South Africa poster collection
- OCLC
- NYPG091000126-F
- Title
South Africa poster collection [graphic].
- Imprint
<1970?-1991.>
- Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms Of Use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Found In:
(CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Research Call Number
Sc Art posters - South Africa poster collection