Nancy Spero

Kill Commies
1988

A graphic artwork featuring a stylized black and purple eagle in mid-flight with a large purple circle on its body, set against a cream-colored background. The eagle is surrounded by red stars and smudges of red and purple paint. Below the eagle, the words "KILL COMMIES" are stamped in red block letters, with additional red stars around the text. The piece has a rough, textured appearance, indicative of printmaking techniques.
A graphic artwork featuring a stylized black and purple eagle in mid-flight with a large purple circle on its body, set against a cream-colored background. The eagle is surrounded by red stars and smudges of red and purple paint. Below the eagle, the words "KILL COMMIES" are stamped in red block letters, with additional red stars around the text. The piece has a rough, textured appearance, indicative of printmaking techniques.

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Date
1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight, Irregular): 29 7/8 × 22 3/8in. (75.9 × 56.8 cm) Image (Sight, Irregular): 29 1/8 × 21in. (74 × 53.3 cm)

Accession number
2009.165

Edition
TP 2 | Ed. 50, 14 APs

Publication
Printed by Solo Impression; published by Institute for Media Analysis for Anticommunism and U.S. International Conference, New York

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Nancy Spero / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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