Various artists

This War Makes Me Sick

1967

A black and white photograph capturing a dense crowd of people at a protest with a prominent sign held up that reads "THIS WAR MAKES ME SICK." The faces of the individuals are mostly indistinct, conveying the collective nature of the event. The photo is credited to Janos Panitz and Steve Sachs, 1987.

A black and white photograph capturing a dense crowd of people at a protest with a prominent sign held up that reads "THIS WAR MAKES ME SICK." The faces of the individuals are mostly indistinct, conveying the collective nature of the event. The photo is credited to Janos Panitz and Steve Sachs, 1987.

Not on view

Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithographs

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 3/4 × 18 in. (55.2 × 45.7 cm) Image: 15 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.2 × 50.3 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.170

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/56358

Part of a series:
Daniel Wolf Collection of Protest Posters
9 works

A black and white edited image featuring two men wearing striped prisoner costumes with cheerful expressions, waving their hands. The man on the left has a badge that reads "Nixon's the One," while the man on the right has a "More Cars" badge. The background appears to be a blurred street scene at night.

A disheveled Uncle Sam pointing forward with the phrase "I WANT OUT" below him.

Five people contorting their bodies to spell "PEACE" against a black background.

Poster with casualty figures for Vietnam, Cambodia, Kent State, and the question "WHAT NEXT?" with a footnote stating "Figures subject to change."

Cartoon bird holding a "Peace" flag, standing on a heart with "Make Love Not War" text. Red jets dropping bombs in the background.

Black and white photo of three people standing side by side, each holding a vintage toy gun. The person on the left is wearing a suit, tie, and fedora, the middle person is in a polka dot dress and a fur hat, and the person on the right is in a patterned suit and flat cap. They are standing in front of a classic car, giving the impression of a vintage gangster scene.

A black and white photograph capturing a dense crowd of people at a protest with a prominent sign held up that reads "THIS WAR MAKES ME SICK." The faces of the individuals are mostly indistinct, conveying the collective nature of the event. The photo is credited to Janos Panitz and Steve Sachs, 1987.

Vintage protest poster featuring two contrasting images of a man, one smiling and holding a plate with a presidential seal, the other with a stern expression. Text asks, "Would you buy a used WAR from this man?" and promotes a strike and march in Washington and San Francisco with dates, calling to bring troops home, attributed to the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.

Exhibitions

An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017

Aug 18, 2017–Aug 27, 2018

Various artists
6 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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