Public warning : the public are advised to familiarise themselves with the appearance of Australian and Foreign Vessels and Aeroplanes, so that they may not be alarmed by Australian Vessels and Aeroplanes and may take shelter if foreign vessels bearing fake refugees appear... / Basil Hall
- Bib ID:
- 8060014
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hall, Basil, 1954-, artist
- Description:
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- [Braidwood, NSW] : [Basil Hall Editions], [2017]
- 1 broadside : colour ; 41 x 28 cm
- Summary:
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A political silkscreen print based on a 1915 British World War I poster, also headed 'Public Warning,' which presented silhouetted depictions of British and German airships and aircraft in two columns, this poster substitutes silhouettes of 'Australian aeroplanes and vessels' in the left column (three fighter planes, a helicopter, destroyer, and two submarines, one footnoted 'Available in 2030'), while on the other side are the 'Foreign vessels,' comprising two small refugee craft, one apparently in flames, a lifebuoy, some wreckage, and a sinking ship. 'At what price' appears in a small box at the foot of the central column (where the government printer authorisation, copyright notice and price appeared in the British original). Two hashtags, #We were migrants too and #Boundless Plains to Share, are printed in red across the lower margin. As in the source poster, the silhouettes are printed in black, with text in red and in black, set against a buff background and enclosed within a red and a black border.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- Also referred to by the artist as titled: War poster.
- Limited edition of 20 copies.
- National Library of Australia copy is no. 5/20.
- Text continues: In order to avoid being taken for a ride, Australian taxpayers are advised that the game's up and the Australian Government will not tolerate it any longer. Basic human rights will not be offered in offshore processing centres either. In the event of Hostile vessels being sited in the north, the public is asked to look the other way. The government has decided to turn back all boats and stop people smugglers and drownings at sea. We shall decide who comes here and how they come. Due process(ing) shall apply (Av: 465 days).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Basil Hall Editions, issuing body
- Also Titled:
- War poster
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2017
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