Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.22
Object Name
Poster
Title
People are right to rebel. This is the frist lesson in marxism
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 a black red and white poster. The bottom left corner of the poster reads âConsidering the revolutionary war as a whole, the operations of the peopleâs guerrillas and those of the main forces of the Red Army complement each other like a manâs right arm and left arm, and if we has only
the main forces of the Red Army without the peopleâs guerrillas, we would be like a warrior with only one arm. In concrete terms, and especially with regard to military operations, when we talk of the people in the base area as a factor, we mean that we have an armed people. That is the main reason why the enemy is afraid to approach our base area. Mao TSE TUNG 1936
