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Presse ne pas avaler

Poster
1968 (Designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

During the general strike against de Gaulle's government (May-June 1968), students of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts occupied their own buildings and set up a poster press. Named Atelier Populaire, it put out an estimated 120,000 posters from 300 different designs in support of the uprising. Most were printed by cheap and 'home-made' silkscreen processes. The operation was highly organised and democratic, with slogans and designs selected by assemblies and committees. Perceived government misuse of the police and the press were grievances aired in many of the designs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Presse ne pas avaler (assigned by artist)
  • Press do not swallow (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
"Presse ne pas avaler" anti-media poster produced by Parisian students (Atelier Populaire). France, 1968.
Physical description
Medicinal bottle labelled "Presse ne pas avaler" (translation: Press do not swallow).
Dimensions
  • Height: 64.8cm
  • Width: 49.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
PRESSE/ NE PAS/ AVALER (text printed on bottle)
Translation
from the French: Press - do not swallow
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Production
produced in Paris on 10 June 1968
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
During the general strike against de Gaulle's government (May-June 1968), students of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts occupied their own buildings and set up a poster press. Named Atelier Populaire, it put out an estimated 120,000 posters from 300 different designs in support of the uprising. Most were printed by cheap and 'home-made' silkscreen processes. The operation was highly organised and democratic, with slogans and designs selected by assemblies and committees. Perceived government misuse of the police and the press were grievances aired in many of the designs.
Other number
LS.1376 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.672-2004

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Record createdAugust 12, 2004
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