The jails are the crime

Primary Artist

Toni Robertson (1953–)

Title

The jails are the crime

Date made

1978 – 1978-79?

Place made

The Tin Sheds Art Workshop, University of Sydney, 162 City Road Darlington, Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from 12 stencils

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left, 'EARTHWORKS / POSTER / COLLECTIVE'. No date.

Matrix size

68.8 x 56.1 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Political issues | Community issues: jails

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

548

Creators

Robertson, Toni. | (1953–) Australian | Female | artist

EARTHWORKS POSTER COLLECTIVE | (1972–1979) Australian | Organisation | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 94.328

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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