Brian Shannon

You may fool all the people some of the time...
c. 1960–1970

A vintage protest poster with a bright orange background featuring the Washington Monument and a crowd of demonstrators. The poster includes the text "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. DEMONSTRATE APRIL 24. Bring all the G.I.'s home - End the draft NOW! March on Washington & San Francisco" along with contact information for the National Peace Action Coalition.
A vintage protest poster with a bright orange background featuring the Washington Monument and a crowd of demonstrators. The poster includes the text "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. DEMONSTRATE APRIL 24. Bring all the G.I.'s home - End the draft NOW! March on Washington & San Francisco" along with contact information for the National Peace Action Coalition.

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Date
c. 1960–1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 5/16 × 17in. (56.7 × 43.2 cm) Image: 21 13/16 × 17in. (55.4 × 43.2 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.143

Series
Daniel Wolf Collection of Protest Posters

Publication
Published by National Peace Action Coalition

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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