Primary Artist

Another Planet Posters Inc. (1984–1991)

Title

Plastic's Got Us Hook Line and Sinker.

Date made

1989

Date details

1992, reprint

Place made

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

Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from three stencils

Matrix size

50.4 x 100.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin white matt cardboard

Support size

53.4 x 102. cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

179252

Accession number

93.2148

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

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

Credit line

Purchased 1993

Subject category

Environment: Natural

Country of context

Australia

Notes

To highlight the recycling of plastics, a fish is depicted swimming into a floating plastic bag. This poster won the first special jury prize at the Chaumont International Poster Festival in France. This poster was produced in 1989 by Another Planet Posters in collaboration with Friends of the Earth

Creators

Wilson, Carole. | (1960–) Australian | Female | printer

Curtis, Peter. | (1956–) Australian | Male | printer

Miller, Sue. | (1989–) Australian | Female | printer

Another Planet Posters Inc. | (1984–1991) Australian | Organisation | artist