2010.54.9828

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Object number:

2010.54.9828

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

Midnight Oil

Date made:

LATE 20TH EARLY 21ST CENTURY

Material/Technique:

Screen print on paper

Dimensions:

H: 17 in, W: 11 in

Credit line:

All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.

Physical description:

poster

Content description:

Poster is screen printed on bright orange paper. The poster is an advertisement for a dance performance. At the top of the poster in black text reads: "Midnight Oil". The poster has an image of Ayres rock in Australia with a lined background and a spotted foreground. The lower half of the poster has orange text that reads: "Diesel And Sut To Big Mountain / Singing With: / Yothu Yindi (Australian Aborigines) / Graffiti Man - John Trudell / (Indigenous North Americans) / 'Experience Their Incredible Live Performance' / Rights for Indigenous Peoples / NOV 1 / Schnitzer Hall".

Concepts:

North American Indian; mountain; performance; oil

Places:

Australia

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