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OBS/9/1/1/4
Title
The Descent of Woman
Date(s)
- 1972 (Creation)
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Part of 1 VHS and 1 mp4 (28.6 MB)
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Colour advert with sound advertising part one of a series of articles about gender superiority and equality entitled 'The descent of Woman'
The advert is set in a museum and depicts a nude male statue being cleaned by a female cleaner. The statue is knocked over and breaks.
Tagline / commentary: "Is man really as superior as he thinks? Find out in part 1 of The Descent of Woman' in The Observer tomorrow."
Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 01.41 on the mp4 file.
Creator: The Observer Limited, 1917-1993
Creator: Ogilvy & Mather, 1948-
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Also included on the VHS and mp4 are adverts OBS/9/1/1/1-3.
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Catalogued