Image gallery of dozens of posters from the uprising which began in May 1968 in Paris, with English translations. Most of these posters were created by a collective of radical artists based at the occupied art school dubbed the "Atelier Populaire" ("popular workshop").
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Here are the first few. My
Here are the first few. My eyes hurt so going to take a break and put more up when I get some time.
Bump, because I have added
Bump, because I have added loads more and added a lot more translations/explanations.
If anyone wants to translate the remaining couple, or has any information about what some of the more obscure ones mean please say so here!
One question: what's the
One question: what's the significance of the use of the Cross of Lorraine as used in in this poster (and some of the others)?
From wiki the main thing that springs to mind is the following:
Yeah, it's the symbol for
Yeah, it's the symbol for Gaullism. I will put that in the descriptions
Hello, I want to use these
Hello, I want to use these images of posters in a presentation that has radical aspirations.I can't seem to copy or save them from these uploads tho. Could you help?
& Thanks for these uploads also, they're wonderful
CindytheShark wrote: Hello, I
CindytheShark
no worries. To save them, right click on the thumbnail and click "save target as" or "save Link as", depending on your browser
Good Evening, I am designing…
Good Evening, I am designing a Book Called "Why class still matters. Political economy and the working class". Can I use the photos from this webpage?
In terms of copyright,…
In terms of copyright, permission isn't something the site can give. I have seen several of these pop up on posters, t-shirts and stickers all over the place in several countries so I don't think their creators mind.
Perhaps consider using…
Perhaps consider using contemporary images as opposed to historical. Par example