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Banners and all, Artists Against Apartheid, Fowlds Park
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of anti-Springbok tour protesters holding a large banner reading "artists against apartheid" while walking across the sports field at Fowlds Park. The protesters are part of a sub-group called Artists Against Apartheid, a group of Auckland artists who banded together to protest the tour.
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- Title: Banners and all, Artists Against Apartheid, Fowlds Park
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Rugby football - Political aspects, Rugby football--Political aspects--New Zealand, Rugby football--Political aspects--South Africa, Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.), Discrimination in sports
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Banners and all, Artists Against Apartheid move past my camera as they take up their position ready to head towards Eden Park.
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