Justice, Freedom and Bread
By
Alke Schmidt
2020
Photo credit: Paul Tucker
- Painting
- Social & Political
- Heritage & Archives
- Labour
- Labour Rights
- Trade Unions
- Banner
- Textile Workers
- Garment Workers
- Labour History
Dimensions
132 x 180 cm
Acrylic on waxcloth for high-vis protective workwear. Collection of Rydals museum, Sweden
The banner, based on an archival photo from 1917 at Rydals museum, shows workers from the Rydals branch of the Swedish Textile Workers Union on their way to take part in Labour Day demonstrations.
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