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Concert for the Whales poster

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Martin Sharp

c. 1978

Overview

Print of a hand painted protest poster. Blue on white background. Slightly bigger than A3. There is an image of a whale swimming in the centre and depictions of musical notes.
Verso: Poster Show; Hogarth 6.2.81

Historical information

The poster is from the direct action campaign to end whaling in Albany. The campaign was led by Greenpeace co-founder Canadian Bob Hunter who came to Albany in 1977. The poster was designed by Martin Sharp. The poster references the Paris Theatre, an Albany theatre that no longer exists. The poster is from the Jon Lewis' (Photographer) estate.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-DOC.2026.2

Item type

Posters

Themes

Maritime > Whaling

Music

Social History

Material

Card

Paper

Width

318 mm

Height or length

457 mm

Depth

4 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Whale and Dolphin Coalition; Concert for the Whales; Paris Theatre; Tuesday 13th Sept $3.50; Airlord, Pantha, Shayna Stewart & the Band, with Wendy Grose and The Bradley Sisters, Simon and the Diamonds, with Special Star Comperes.

Sharp 78

Contextual information

The poster denotes protest action in Albany WA, which was part of a larger global activist movement to end whaling. The action came at time where there was growing political and environmental support to end whaling. With the decline in the requirement for whale oil, due to the availability alternative products, there was also an economic imperative to end the whaling industry.

Keywords

Albany Whaling Western Australia

Whale and Dolphin Coalition

Concert for the Whales

Paris Theatre Albany WA

Save the Whales protest

Airlord, Pantha, Shayna Stewart & the Band, with Wendy Grose and The Bradley Sisters, Simon and the Diamonds

Place made

Australia

The donor also donated photos, see PHS.2021.11 - PHS.2021.13

Year

c. 1978

Primary significance criteria