Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.100
Object Name
Poster
Title
Without revolutionary theory there can b no revolutionary movement
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 poster reads: "Without revolutionary theory there can b no revolutionary movement" in larg letters at the top, a quote from Lenin. The poster features images of workers reading books alongsde their work. Text elsewhere on the poster reads: "When theory grips the masses, it becomes a material
force." and "The knowledge which grasps the force of the world, must be redirectedto the practice of changing the world, must be applied anew in the practice of production, in the practice of revolutonary class struggle and revlutionary national struggle in the practice of scientific experiment. - Mao"
