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Call Number: |
1175 |
Identifier: |
AL2446_1175 |
Title: |
THE LONG MARCH : SAWCO |
Date: |
1986 |
Subject: |
Images of Defiance- IOD;
Labour;
Resistance;
Sarmcol Workers Cooperative - SAWCO |
Description: |
This poster is silkscreened in black, red, brown and grey, prodcued by Sarmcol workers at SAWCO, circa 1986, Howick, Natal. This poster advertises a stage play- The Long March, to illustrate their struggle against the bosses. The text reads: "THE LONG MARCH : SAWCO : THE LONG MARCH : generations of resistance : The Sarmcol Workers' Struggle". Digitised by Specialised Archival Solutions in 2009. Reproduced in "Images of Defiance: South African Resistance posters in the 1980s" on page 170 (number 309) of the 1991 SAHA / Ravan Press edition and the 2004 SAHA / STE Publishers edition. It also appears on page 140 of “Red on Black: The Story of the South African Poster Movement”, SAHA / STE Publishers, 2007, as well as the SAHA virtual exhibition - 'Hlanganani Basebenzi: Commemorating South Africa's labour Movement'. |
Creator: |
Produced by Sarmcol workers at the Sarmcol Workers Cooperative (SAWCO) |
Type: |
Poster |
Format: |
Access image - jpeg
Preservation image - tiff |
Source: |
SAHA collection AL2446 |
Language: |
English |
Coverage: |
South Africa |
Rights: |
Copyright of some materials are held by individual postermakers/organisations. Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for more information. |
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