item details
Name'When the earth is sick' poster
ProductionWellington Media Collective; printing firm; August 1985; New Zealand
Trace Hodgson; artist; August 1985; New Zealand
Greenpeace; publisher; August 1985; New Zealand
Trace Hodgson; artist; August 1985; New Zealand
Greenpeace; publisher; August 1985; New Zealand
Classificationpolitical posters
Materialspaper, ink
Materials SummaryFive colour screen print on non-archival paper
Techniquesscreen printing
DimensionsOverall: 345mm (width), 812mm (height)
Registration NumberGH024655
Credit linePurchased 2015
Overview
This poster was designed by cartoonist and illustrator Trace Hodgson for Greenpeace a month after the French bombing and sinking of its protest ship Rainbow Warrior in July 1985.
The Rainbow Warrior was moored in Auckland when two bombs ripped through it. The ship’s photographer died retrieving his camera. The crew had been preparing to set sail for Moruroa to protest against French nuclear weapon testing.
The poster was screenprinted by Chris McBride and Dave Kent of Wellington Media Collective in an edition of 500. Dave Kent's expertise with technique, colour and composition enhanced the original illustration.