Peter Kennard
Target London, 1985
Photomontage Poster
42 x 29.7 cms
16 8/16 x 11 11/16 ins
10302
Exhibitions
'The 80s: Photographing Britain' at Tate Britain: 21 November 2024 - 5 May 2025
From Target London. A Set of Photomontage Posters . 18 posters on Civil Defence in London by Peter Kennard, published by the Greater London Council. The graphic designer for the...
From Target London. A Set of Photomontage Posters . 18 posters on Civil Defence in London by Peter Kennard, published by the Greater London Council. The graphic designer for the set was Peter Gladwin. 1985
Each 42 x 29.7 in a box 43.3 x 30.6 cm
Kennard was commissioned by the Greater London Council (GLC) to make a series of 18 posters as part of its Nuclear Policy Unit's anti-nuclear campaign. The original series of Target London was shown at County Hall entitled Despatches from an Unofficial War Artist to introduce the GLC's Peace Year in 1983. The combination of photomontage and text sends a bold message about the threat and absurdity of nuclear war in the 1980s.
Target London is included in the permanent collections of the Imperial War Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
British Photography / The Hyman Collection
Each 42 x 29.7 in a box 43.3 x 30.6 cm
Kennard was commissioned by the Greater London Council (GLC) to make a series of 18 posters as part of its Nuclear Policy Unit's anti-nuclear campaign. The original series of Target London was shown at County Hall entitled Despatches from an Unofficial War Artist to introduce the GLC's Peace Year in 1983. The combination of photomontage and text sends a bold message about the threat and absurdity of nuclear war in the 1980s.
Target London is included in the permanent collections of the Imperial War Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
British Photography / The Hyman Collection