Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.115
Object Name
Poster
Title
VOTA
People
Bettino Craxi
Date
1983
Description
This poster is part of a collection of 100 posters designed by Ettore Vitale for the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) between 1973 and 1991. The posters promote a range of events and campaigns using the colours of the Italian flag- red, white, and green, along with motifs of roses, rainbows, and stars. This poster has a blue background and features the word "VOTA" (Vote) in large red letters, the PSI logo in place of the 'O'. Text at the top of the poster within a table reads: "Create employmet and healthy public finance / Reform the state and its institutions / Guarantee a right to equality / Defend citizens and cities from crime, terrorism, and violence / Work for the peace and security of Italy" (translated from Italian) Smaller text at the bottom reads: "PSI the optimism of the will". This poster was produced ahead of the 1983 Italian general election, which the PSI won with Bertino Craxi acting as Italy's first Socialist Prime Minister.
