Guinea-Bissau Independence Poster (1975)
An oversized 1975 silkscreen poster by the Women's Graphics Collective of Chicago reprinting a 1973 poster to commemorate the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal. The composition depicts an African landscape, with figures engaged in agricultural activities as well as combat, set against a rising sun and a silhouette of the African continent in the background - highlighting the Guinean-Bissau's people's ability to protect, maintain and care for their homeland and communities. The artwork (uncredited here) has been attributed to the Earthworks Poster Collective of Australia.
The accompanying text comes from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), addressing the harms colonialism inflicted on African peoples and expressing the movement’s intention to achieve liberation and reclaim its history through its own means.
The Women's Graphics Collective of Chicago was a feminist, silkscreen printing collective founded in the early 1970s that created political posters supporting social issues such as the Women's Liberation Movement, labor, anti-imperialism, reproductive rights, and feminist sisterhood. It operated through the 1980s.
Due to size an additional shipping fee of $6 will be added at checkout. Item #2048.
Condition: Very Good-, pinholes in each corner; light edgewear; 4" soft crease bisecting lower left corner; 5 bumps resulting in slight lifting along left and bottom edge, all smaller than .25"; a .25" spot of soiling on upper third of poster; a few surface dimples.
Price: $250.00