Festival for peace Accession Number: ARTV03164

Description

A woman with an olive branch and dove, crowned with a wreath and communist star, rising over a wolf which cowers in front of her. The Moratorium symbol rises between the woman and the wolf. The accompanying text advertises a festival of events by folk singers, poets, actors and film makers at the Wayside Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney.

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Accession Number
ARTV03164
Artist
Holdpat
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: roneo in purple on buff paper
Measurement
Overall: 33.6 cm x 20.6 cm
Medium
roneo in purple on on coloured paper
Date Made
1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by S J Woods, 1980
Copyright
External copyright

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