Catalogue Number
NMLH.2021.151.1
Object Name
Poster
Title
Ken Sprague Print "We choose to work at Porton."
People
Ken Sprague
Events
Porton Down experiments
Date
1969
Description
Large a2 silk screen-printed poster, part of the Ken Sprague Porton collection. The poster is in good condition, and is in black and white. The background Is dotted, giving a pop-art like appearance. There is a large figure with a gas mask on - underneath this there is a white box with a black border. The box has the figures hands in protective gloves - underneath it says "we choose to work at Porton." Porton" is referring to Porton down- the UK government's biological warfare research station. This portfolio is critical of the government and its use of this research station - which has been shrouded in secrecy and accusations of animal abuse, human experiments, long-term damage on humans, and other dangerous experiments. Porton down was founded in 1916, and is the oldest chemical warfare research installation in the world. It's one of the most secretive and controversial military research facilities. See NMLH.2022.151 for further descriptive context about Sprague and Porton Down.
