CND badge

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CND badge

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

New Zealand designers created localised versions of the iconic Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) symbol. In this design, Gavin Patterson reinterpreted the peace symbol with miha fern fronds uncurling inside the CND symbol, symbolising hope and growth. He won a national Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament competition in 1985 for best design. The CND symbol was originally created by British graphic artist Gerald Holtom in 1958, and immediately became a significant visual element of anti-nucle...

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Image

Date created

1985

Creator

Gavin Patterson / Rainbow Copy

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1628196

Related subjects

Protest movements / Nuclear power / metal / plastic / ink / badges / Ferns / New Zealand

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