Guide to the The Rod Pickette collection of political posters, 1960-1992

Summary

Collection number:

POSTERS FC 340

Language:

English and English

Availability:

Available

Background

Content Summary:

A collection of posters relating to left wing politics, pressure groups and student protest movements (especially University of Sydney) from the 1960s to 1980s.

Subjects include trade unionism, unemployment, work and living standards, peace, women's issues, Aboriginal issues, including Aboriginal land rights, environmental issues such as uranium mining. Political groups include the Communist Party of Australia, Australian Union of Students, Australian Labor Party, Movement Against Uranium Mining, various Aboriginal Land Councils, Kimberley Land Council, Northern Land Council, National Aborigines Week, Friends of the Earth. Printers include Earthworks Poster Collective, Redback Collective, Tin Sheds. Also various posters from other countries including an IRA poster on Long Kesh.

Biographical / Historical:

Rod Pickette was a student in the Economics and Politics Depts. at University of Sydney in the 1970s.

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044575)

Conditions Governing Use:

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3044575)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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