Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.563
Object Name
Poster
Title
May Day 84
Date
1984
Description
White poster with red illustration resembling flames, 1984. Red text at the top reads "May Day 84", in the middle there are blacks of red colour that resemble flames with outlines of people at the bottom suggesting that they may also be red flags carried by workers on a demo. White and orange dots of colour at the top add to the fire-like impression. Red text at the bottom reads "International workers day / Tuesday 1st May assemble 12 noon in Clerkenwell Green London EC1 to hear leading Labour Movement speakers/ March moves off at 1PM rally at 2PM in Jubilee Gardens"
This poster was designed by Nadir Tharani with the intention that the power of the red flags should be celebratory and joyful. Each colour had to have a separate film drawn for printing and budgetary restrictions meant that only 2 colours could be used - yellow and red; the orange was a tint, being a combination of red and yellow. The poster was printed by Spider Webb (TU) and published by the Greater London Association of Trades Council (GLATC)
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