Primary Artist

REDLETTER PRESS (1979–1991)

Title

Ooh Yuk! It's been Irradiated!

Date made

1987

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Brunswick View on map Close map

Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from four stencils

Matrix size

73.4 x 49.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white matt wove paper

Support size

76.0 x 50.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

178350

Accession number

93.2149

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1993/94 (1993-10-27)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from RedPlanet Posters, Melbourne, 1993.

Credit line

Purchased 1993

Subject categories

Health | Environment: Natural

Country of context

Australia

Notes

'Yuk' represents a response to the proposition of foods being irradiated to keep them 'fresh'. The types of food that would be treated are represented and the problems it would cause are suggested in the writing around the glowing figure. This poster was produced in 1987 at the Redletter workshop

Creators

Anderson, Sue. | (1962–) Australian | Female | printer

REDLETTER PRESS | (1979–1991) Australian | Organisation | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013