Printed Ephemera — 1909-1914
Prejudice
Pro-female suffrage propaganda postcard. The postcard printed in black, white and blue depicts a triumphant Joan of Arc in armour holding aloft a sword and a shield marked 'Women's Suffrage'. Behind a large sun with rays represents 'The Vote'. Below on the ground is the defeated 'Prejudice', in the background, the Houses of Parliament. The postcard is captioned with a quote from the Shakespeare play Coriolanus 'Then put your shields before your hearts, and fight with hearts more proof than shields.' The postcard is signed Poyntz Wright. This is probably a pseudonym for an artist who regularly designed propaganda postcards for the Suffrage Atelier.
Representations of Joan of Arc were used repeatedly in Suffrage propaganda to symbolise the women's 'holy crusade.'
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- NN22644
- Object name:
- Prejudice
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Suffrage Atelier
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- Production date:
- 1909-1914
- Material:
card, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 140 mm, W 88 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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