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CRASS - An Institution is the Lengthened Shadow of One Person
Poster ID: CL60831
Category: Political/Other
Designer: Gee Vaucher
Year: 1980s
Country: British
Approximate Size 23 x 32 inches
Condition: Very Good
Price: $150

Poster for the 1982 Christ the Album release. Crass were an English art collective and punk rock band formed in 1977 who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a way of life and a resistance movement. Featuring parody versions of John Major, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth and Brezhnev. Using a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "Self-Reliance" that emphasis the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.

Keywords: music,Politics,Corgi,Thatcher,Politicians,Collage,B&W,Caricature,Horizontal,Ronald Reagan,Margaret Thatcher,Brezhnev,Crass,Punk Rock,Pop and Rock,Ralph Waldo Emerson,satire,Gee Vaucher