Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.117
Object Name
Poster
Title
Chile: For the Life and Freedom of the 2500 Disappeared Prisoners
People
Augustus Pinochet
Events
Chilean Coup
Date
Around 1978
Description
Poster, "Chile: For the Life and Freedom of the 2500 Disappeared Prisoners"
The poster is very powerful and striking. It shows a silhouette of a soldier in hard helmet and holding a gun, standing next to a barbed wire fence. Behind the fence is a group of grey indistinct buildings. Beneath reads the title.
The poster is aiming to raise awareness and action in support of the political prisoners who were 'disappeared' during the Pinochet regime. The Disappeared where imprisoned in secret, often tortured, and many were killed by the regime.
