Unknown artist

The Streets Are Ours
c. 1960–1970

A graphic poster featuring a blue silhouette of Abraham Lincoln on the right side with a quote on the left side in black text and the phrase "THE STREETS ARE OURS" in red text at the bottom. The quote references the right of people to revolutionize and is attributed to a speech by Lincoln on January 12, 1848, regarding the war with Mexico.
A graphic poster featuring a blue silhouette of Abraham Lincoln on the right side with a quote on the left side in black text and the phrase "THE STREETS ARE OURS" in red text at the bottom. The quote references the right of people to revolutionize and is attributed to a speech by Lincoln on January 12, 1848, regarding the war with Mexico.

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Date
c. 1960–1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 × 18 7/16in. (53.3 × 46.8 cm) Image: 21 × 18 7/16in. (53.3 × 46.8 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.321

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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