Internationale
Poster
ca. 1976 (made)
ca. 1976 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The "Internationale" was written in Paris, in June of 1871 by Eugène Pottier (1816 - 1887). He was a member of the Central Committee of the Commune, a political body formed by Parisians who opposed the National Assembly and the new Thiers-led government at the close of the Franco-Prussian War. The Commune was eventually violently crushed by Versailles troops with the help of Prussian forces.
Nonetheless Pottier's "Internationale" and the radical economic and social reforms proposed by the Commune have become popular symbols for radical throught and action up to the present. This poster links the efforts of the Paris Commune to the spirit of other labour-related, socialist and communist uprisings which were to follow.
Nonetheless Pottier's "Internationale" and the radical economic and social reforms proposed by the Commune have become popular symbols for radical throught and action up to the present. This poster links the efforts of the Paris Commune to the spirit of other labour-related, socialist and communist uprisings which were to follow.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Internationale (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | printing |
| Brief description | "Internationale" poster by the Poster Collective, Tolmers Square, London, UK. ca. 1976. |
| Physical description | Yellow text on red. Five yellow and brown photographic images of historical events: 1871 Paris Commune; 1889 London Dockers Strike; 1916 Irish Citizen's Army; 1917 the Red Army USSR; 1919 the Red Clyde, Glasgow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Internationale/ arise you prisoners of starvation/ arise you wretched of the earth./ for justice thunders condemnation.
[...] this the final conflict... |
| 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 |
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| Summary | The "Internationale" was written in Paris, in June of 1871 by Eugène Pottier (1816 - 1887). He was a member of the Central Committee of the Commune, a political body formed by Parisians who opposed the National Assembly and the new Thiers-led government at the close of the Franco-Prussian War. The Commune was eventually violently crushed by Versailles troops with the help of Prussian forces. Nonetheless Pottier's "Internationale" and the radical economic and social reforms proposed by the Commune have become popular symbols for radical throught and action up to the present. This poster links the efforts of the Paris Commune to the spirit of other labour-related, socialist and communist uprisings which were to follow. |
| Other number | LS.1359 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.665-2004 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2004 |
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