Unite Against The War Portfolio of Posters from UC Exhibit May, 1970 1st Edition

Description: Up for sale is a portfolio that includes eight 12 1/2" x 19" prints of poster art created for an exhibition that opened May 15th, 1970, at the University Art museum, University of California, Berkeley. Also included is an essay to introduce these posters written by a scholar in the field of modern Art, Professor Herschel B. Chipp. The posters are in Very Good condition with just the slightest of light wear and occasional small spots ( please examine photos). The portfolio itself shows a little corner creasing, but is also still excellent. These are exceptionally rare and beautiful and relevant for the uncertain times we live in at the moment. An amazing item for anyone interested in this subject. " Never in recent times has it been such an outpouring of expressions for peace from citizens on all social levels, and these expressions found some of their earliest And most impassioned voices among the youth. Well, although usual media of communication were employed, the movement of May, 1970 is unique in that it was the immediate cause of a flood of posters, many of which were of exceptional power. Unlike the posters of earlier protest movements, these are General and theme and simple and powerful in style. The best of them meet the highest requirements for an effective social or political poster; text and image unified into a single concept and a clear and forceful theme. Since the overriding aim is the creation of an idea is moving and not simply pleasing, there is little or any relationship to the advertising or the "art" poster, and their association with the advertising industry. On the contrary, these posters have the naked and sometimes brutal impact of a special news bulletin by an impassioned commentator. Since they were designed and printed by the students often on silk screens they themselves had made and were rushed out to be posted while still wet, the activity as a whole is closer to that of a crusader (or revolutionary) Then to that of an artist..." -From the essay by Professor Chipp

Price: 239 USD

Location: San Francisco, California

End Time: 2024-08-02T20:21:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD