Unknown artist

United States, South East Asia, in which direction do you want your money to go?...
c. 1960–1970

A graphic artwork featuring oversized, fragmented images of United States one-dollar bills with George Washington's portrait, arranged diagonally across the canvas. The text "SOUTHEAST ASIA" is printed in large, bold letters on the left, while "UNITED STATES" is on the right. A question is posed at the bottom right, challenging the viewer about the direction of their money in relation to the war in Southeast Asia, suggesting a political or social commentary on the allocation of funds and the war effort.

Not on view

Date
c. 1960–1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 18 5/8in. (19.7 × 47.3 cm) Image: 7 3/4 × 18 5/8in. (19.7 × 47.3 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.316

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/56504

Unknown artist
148 works in the collection

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United States, South East Asia, in which direction do you want your money to go?... c. 1960–1970

Unknown artist 148 works in the collection

United States, South East Asia, in which direction do you want your money to go?...
c. 1960–1970

Unknown artist
148 works in the collection