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Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Peter Kennard created numerous posters for nuclear disarmament.
This is the most famous image created by Peter Kennard for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Multiple variants were published by the Greater London Council as well as by the Labour Party between 1980 and 1983. The original version was issued in color without the accompanying text, focusing solely on John Constable’s 1821 painting The Hay Wain, adapted by Kennard to include a battery of cruise missiles delicately placed along the River Stour in Suffolk, England.
The composition specifically references the rural location of Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk that is actually used as a U.S. Air Force base. In addition to the variety of American fighter squadrons stationed there, it housed at its peak 110 U.S. nuclear bombs. According to the CND, the U.S. is currently assessing whether or not it should place nuclear devices back on the base.
From the archive of Peter Kennard. Signed. Printed in 1980. Photolithography on matte paper. Measures 16.5 x 23.4 inches. Ships rolled.
