Catalogue Number
NMLH.2026.1.6
Object Name
Poster
Title
Liberty Equality Disability Images of a Movement
Place
United Kingdom
People
David Hevey, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Camerawork Gallery
Date
1992
Description
Large (A1) poster, part of a set from the Barbara Lisicki archive. 6 of 7
The poster is yellow with an image of an several disabled people, who of whom are in wheelchairs, in front of a bus to Altrincham. One of the people is raising her fist. Above her, in three blue lines extending vertically from the top of the poster are the words LIBERTY, EQUALITY, DISABILITY. Beneath the photograph is text reading 'IMAGES OF A MOVEMENT' the last two words are highlighted in blue.
Next to the photograph is a quote from one of the subjects of the photograph, talking about how disabled people face barriers due to inaccessible buildings, transport and workplaces.
This, and the other posters in this collection are part of The Creatures Time Forgot: Photography & The Construction of Disability Imagery by David Hevey, in association with Camerawork Gallery. Funded by the Joseph Rountree Foundation.
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