item details
Name'120,000+ New Zealanders Unemployed!' poster
ProductionWellington Media Collective; printing firm; 1981; New Zealand
Chris McBride; designer; 1981; New Zealand
Wellington Unemployed Workers Union; publisher; 1981; New Zealand
Chris McBride; designer; 1981; New Zealand
Wellington Unemployed Workers Union; publisher; 1981; New Zealand
Classificationpolitical posters
Materialspaper, ink
Materials SummaryOne colour offset print
Techniquesoffset printing
DimensionsOverall: 291mm (width), 420mm (height)
Registration NumberGH024662
Credit linePurchased 2015
Overview
This poster was produced for the Wellington Unemployed Workers Union conference in 1981 and protests against rising unemployment in New Zealand.
The image of the crowd is important to protest propaganda as it shows solidarity to a cause. In this poster, contemporary and past photographs of banner-holding crowds demonstrates strong continuity of protest imagery over time.