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Date

1984 - 1985

By

Thorp, Nigel, active 1978-2018; Redletter Press

Reference

Eph-D-NUCLEAR-1985-01

Description

Shows head and shoulders of David Lange singing in the shower, and holding a bottle of Ron's Navy Brand shampoo, with its top, in the shape of Ronald Reagan's head, popping off. The steam at the bottom forms the words: "Viva Aotearoa".

Part of the poster exhibition "I protest" displayed in the Alexander Turnbull Library foyer, Feb-April 1997.

Refers to New Zealand's anti-nuclear stand against nuclear-powered American warships visiting New Zealand; this resulted in New Zealand's suspension from the ANZUS pact in 1984-85. The song "I'm gonna wash that man..." comes from the 1950s musical "South Pacific", where it was sung by the female lead.

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Redletter Press

Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Screen print, 760 x 510 mm.

Additional description

Alternative form available: Scanned from original.

Use/Reproduction

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Access restrictions

Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room

Part of

[Posters concerning anti-nuclear protest, nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. 1980-1989].

Format

1 colour photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Screen prints, Caricatures, Posters, Screen print, 760 x 510 mm., Orientation: Vertical image