Artist

Bernadette Brittain

If It's Empty Take It
Windsor we build, they destroy
Life Without a Family
This is Torture

Bernadette Brittain is an artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

These five posters came out of South Africa in 1974, sharp, black-and-white prints meant to wake people up. Each one spells out a clear demand: “Get your own back,” “Windsor we build, they destroy,” “Life Without a Family.” The words are big and bold, the pictures are simple lines and blocks—no fancy colors, just urgent messages. See how the 1974 protests look when turned into print; tap “Windsor we build, they destroy” next and notice the way the type itself feels like a punch.

Works by Bernadette Brittain

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.