'Repeal All Abortion Laws' poster

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Title

'Repeal All Abortion Laws' poster

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Visceral and confronting imagery was used by both pro-abortion and anti-abortion groups. This powerful image of a pregnant woman nailed to a cross was printed as a poster. It was also seen carried as a placard in a rally in Wellington in 1972 organised by the Abortion Action Committee.The female figure was originally created by American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) for a poster advertising a music event in San Francisco in 1966. He was one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters at t...

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Format

Image

Date created

1972

Creator

Abortion Action Committee / Wes Wilson

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/665242

Related subjects

Abortions / Protest movements / Women's rights / paper / ink / posters / New Zealand / United States

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