Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.46
Object Name
Poster
Title
Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement
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 an orange and green poster. In the middle of the poster is printed a scene where soldiers in China are meeting and discussing. At the top of the poster it says what Lenin said "Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement". At the bottom of the poster it says what
Mao Zedong said the knowledge which grasps the laws of the world, must be redirected to the practice of changing the world, must be applied anew in the practice of production, in the practice of revolutionary class struggle and revolutionary national struggle and in the practice of scientific experiment.
