2010.54.2074

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All Bananas Are Not Created Equal
All Bananas Are Not Created Equal
n.d.
24.00 in HIGH x 18.50 in WIDE
(60.96 cm HIGH x 46.99 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.2074

Lower right corner has: "Chiquita is a registered trademark of United Fruit Company".





Poster has a photo-montage overall of a young boy with his right hand and forearm missing and a bandage on his right elbow, standing in front of a large banana that is partially unpeeled. The banana has a sticker with the text: "Chiquita (R) / Brand / Bananas / United Fruit Company". The top of the poster has the text: "This page is dedicated / to the proposition / that all bananas are / not created equal.". The bottom of the poster has the text: "Chiquita (R) Brand Bananas.". This poster starts with a 1967 ad campaign by the United Fruit company and adds a photograph of a child worker, making the point that this company exploits its foreign workforce. [LMC]
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