L'Union fait la force ou commend, en eliminant St. George, les dragons de Jurassic Park ont garder la Vache qui Rit [Unity makes strength or 'commend', by eliminating St. George, Jurassic Park's dragons have keep the cow laughing]

Mail Art. The image refers to the legend of St George who slew the dragon to save the princess, here as Marianne (the French symbol of national liberation), surrounded by stamps of Jurassic Park dinosaurs; collage with a drawing for the body of the princess.


Order number: MS 381333
Date(s) of creation: 1994
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000046/00001
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: MS 381333
Summary: Mail Art. The image refers to the legend of St George who slew the dragon to save the princess, here as Marianne (the French symbol of national liberation), surrounded by stamps of Jurassic Park dinosaurs; collage with a drawing for the body of the princess.
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
Extent: 1 item
Acquisition: The donation was made to SOAS Library in June 2018 by Elsbeth Court, an academic who teaches African Art on the IFCELS course at SOAS, with the support and agreement of the artist Hassan Musa.
Access status: Restrictions
Access conditions: Requests to access this collection should be made to the Archives & Special Collections department in advance.
Copyright: Copyright in the artwork of Hassan Musa assigned to SOAS by the artist, 2018. Copyrights persist in other images and texts. The user is advised to investigate copyrights before making any re-use of this material.
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: brown paper envelope 16cm x 23cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive