item details
Name'Repeal All Abortion Laws' poster
ProductionAbortion Action Committee; publisher; 1972; New Zealand
Wes Wilson; artist; 1966; United States
Wes Wilson; artist; 1966; United States
Classificationposters
Materialspaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 588mm (height), 434mm (length)
Registration NumberGH014468
Credit lineGift of Robyn Anderson, 2004
Overview
Visceral and confronting imagery was used by both pro-abortion and anti-abortion groups. This powerful image of a pregnant woman nailed to a cross was printed as a poster. It was also seen carried as a placard in a rally in Wellington in 1972 organised by the Abortion Action Committee.
The female figure was originally created by American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) for a poster advertising a music event in San Francisco in 1966. He was one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters at that time.