Posters by Earthworks Poster Collective

PXX 124

fonds

1977-1978

Graphic Materials, Posters

9680395

2 posters - 97 x 61 cm and smaller - silkscreen

The Earthworks Poster Collective, originally the Earthworks Poster Company, was created by Colin Little (1952-1982) as the head of a group of experimental artists looking to advocate for political, social and cultural change. It was based at the Tin Sheds Art Workshop at the University of Sydney and was active between 1972 and 1980. It is generally considered to have been the principal driving force of Australian political poster art in the 1970s.

References:
Museum of Contemporary Art. "Earthworks Poster Collective". Accessed 7 May 2024. https://www.mca.com.au/collection/artists/earthworks-poster-collective/

Wikipedia. "Earthworks Poster Collective". Accessed 7 May 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworks_Poster_Collective

Donor interviewed Chips MacKinolty, an artist in the Earthworks Poster Collective, and received the posters as a gift.

2 posters created by the Earthworks Poster Collective

1. "Festival del sol ; Latin American Dance and Music Festival of the Sun ; Paddington Town Hall, Saturday June 17, 7.00pm". Probably from 1978

2. "No God, no master ; 'As God is the Head of Christ, so Christ is the Head of Man: and as Christ is the Head of Man, so Man is the Head of Women'. The Archbishop of Sydney, Sir Marcus Loane ; Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Church of England, etc, etc, upholding the authority of the patriarchy." 1977 by Michael Callaghan

In copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Dates based on information from Library acquisition file and copies of posters held elsewhere.