Up in Arms: posters for protest, solidarity, engagement and action

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josefinabravo
Published Date
September 14, 2023

Up in Arms, an exhibition curated to coincide with the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing annual conference, ‘Publishing Anti-fascism’ shows posters from the collection of twentieth-century posters is one of the highlights of the Lettering, Printing and Graphic Design Collections. It displays posters from a range of sources, some designed by well-known designers including David King and Robin Fior.

See more images of the exhibition and items on display here.

11 September – 8 December 2023

Monday to Thursday 10.00am – 4.00pm

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