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Free All South African Political Prisoners

SURF-CHWCONTEMP2026V1R0017·Poster·1990·United States

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Alt text: Free All South African Political Prisoners. Poster, 1990, United States, Karrie Jacobs; Karrie Jacobs. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioKarrie Jacobs; Karrie Jacobs

Date1990

Year1990

PlaceUnited States

Object typePoster

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementMedu Art Ensemble and anti-apartheid poster movement

05Source · Citation · Provenance

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Source institution: Cooper Hewitt Collection GraphQL API
Original record: Free All South African Political Prisoners Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Free All South African Political Prisoners”, Karrie Jacobs; Karrie Jacobs, 1990. United States. Poster. Record SURF-CHWCONTEMP2026V1R0017. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-CHWCONTEMP2026V1R0017

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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