Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.24
Object Name
Poster
Title
Wherever there is oppression there is resistance(in black)
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters.This is a black and light green poster with many scenes of the Red Chinese Army marching in formation. The top half of the poster shows where the revolutionary bases were located on the map of China at that time. As well as things that China was going through at that time, such as Feudal
exploitation, Japanese Invasion, Missionaries and Boxer rebellion. The bottom left corner of the poster reads in black letters, âThe night was long and dawn came slow to the Crimson Land. For a century demons and monsters whirled in wild dance, And the five hundred million people were disunited. Now the cock has crowed and all under heaven is bright. Here is music from all our peoples from Yutien too. And the poet is inspired as never before.â
