Catalogue Number
NMLH.2026.1.3
Object Name
Poster
Title
Liberty Equality Disability Images of a Movement
Place
United Kingdom
People
David Hevey, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Camerawork Gallery
Date
1992
Description
Large (A1) poster, part of a set from the Barbara Lisicki archive. 3 of 7
The poster is orange with an image of a young man in a suit in front of a red curtain and lit by a stage light. Above the photograph, in three red lines extending vertically from the top of the poster are the words LIBERTY, EQUALITY, DISABILITY. Beneath the photograph is text reading 'IMAGES OF A MOVEMENT' the last two words are highlighted in red.
Next to the photograph is a quote from the subject of the photograph, Ray, talking about how he has experienced life as a deaf black person, and how he has found deaf culture.
This, and the other posters in this collection are part of The Creatures Time Forgot: Photography & The Construction of Disability Imagery by David Hevey, in association with Camerawork Gallery. Funded by the Joseph Rountree Foundation.
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