Unknown artist

Repression
1970

A vintage protest poster with the word "REPRESSION" in large black letters at the top. The poster contains various sections of text and a few images, discussing political and social issues related to repression both in the United States ("AT HOME") and internationally ("ABROAD"). There are highlighted sections, newspaper clippings, and quotes, including one from Adolf Hitler about law and order. The poster has a worn appearance with tape on the edges, suggesting it has been used or posted in the past.
A vintage protest poster with the word "REPRESSION" in large black letters at the top. The poster contains various sections of text and a few images, discussing political and social issues related to repression both in the United States ("AT HOME") and internationally ("ABROAD"). There are highlighted sections, newspaper clippings, and quotes, including one from Adolf Hitler about law and order. The poster has a worn appearance with tape on the edges, suggesting it has been used or posted in the past.

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Date
1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/16 × 11 1/16in. (43.3 × 28.1 cm) Image: 17 1/16 × 11 1/16in. (43.3 × 28.1 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.328

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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