American Newsrepeat Company

ThouShalt NotKill
1967

A black and white poster with the phrase "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" in bold letters at the top. Below the text, a large image of a man in a loincloth appears to be screaming or shouting, superimposed over a crowd of soldiers. The man's arms are raised, and his head is tilted back. On the left side of the poster, there's a small text that reads "The highest in degree of the human spirit RALPH WALDO EMERSON." On the right side, another small text states "To my mind, there is no better definition of the word 'hero' than this man who despises war because he knows it. ALBERT EINSTEIN." The crowd below the man is dense, and everyone is wearing military headgear.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 28 1/16 × 22 1/4in. (71.3 × 56.5 cm) Image: 28 1/16 × 22 1/4in. (71.3 × 56.5 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.90

Series
Daniel Wolf Collection of Protest Posters

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

API
artworks/56278

American Newsrepeat Company
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American Newsrepeat Company

ThouShalt NotKill 1967

American Newsrepeat Company 2 works in the collection

ThouShalt NotKill
1967

American Newsrepeat Company
2 works in the collection