item details
NameNuclear accident poster
ProductionUnknown; artist; early 1980s; New Zealand
David Blair; printmaker; early 1980s; New Zealand
Auckland Artists Action; creating agency; early 1980s; New Zealand
David Blair; printmaker; early 1980s; New Zealand
Auckland Artists Action; creating agency; early 1980s; New Zealand
Classificationposters
Materialspaper, ink
Techniquesscreen printing
DimensionsOverall: 379mm (width), 524mm (height)
Registration NumberGH026423
Credit lineGift of David Blair, 2023
Overview
This anti-nuclear poster is about the risks of accidents from nuclear power or visits by nuclear powered and/or armed warships in New Zealand in the early 1980s.
The arrows point to 'ARA' and 'N', which is the symbol of New Zealand's National political party. ARA may stand for Applied Research Associates, an American organisation founded in 1979 to support the United States government's actions following a nuclear event (including nuclear terrorism).