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The tradition of poster
making in the U.S.
dates back to before
the American
Revolution!
The Culpeper Minutemen flag
A symbol from both the American Revolutionary War and Civil War.
"Liberty or Death" "Don't Tread on Me”
John Heartfield (Herzfeld)
used his abilities to fight Hitler and the Nazis!
RIGHT: May 31, 1934 ; This piece shows humanity, broken on the
wheel. It mirrors the traditional piece with a reference to the
swastika, the Third Reich breaking human life.
LEFT: March 8, 1934 - This piece is an
interpretation of the Nazi military slogan.
Blood dripping from the swastika infers that
the military (weapons and soldiers) was all
Germany needed for victory.
POLISH POSTERS
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The late 1940s witnessed a shift in
the life of the Polish poster.
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It was at this time that a small group
of artists, including Henryk
Tomaszewski, Józef Mroszczak and
Eryk Lipiński, set out on a new path
of artistic invention.
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When asked in 1946 by the Polish
Film Department to design posters,
they agreed- but with the stipulation
that the work be based on their own
artistic terms, not the typical
advertising clichés of the past.
Video:
http://freedomonthefence.com/
Website:
http://freedomonthefence.com/history/
Film Poster for The Birds , Bronislaw Zelek, 1965
THE ART OF SOCIAL PROTEST
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Throughout history artists
have used their skills to
promote a specific point of
view.
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This is a classic anti-war
poster from the 1960s.
Lorraine Schneider (American,
1925-1972), for the Los Angeles
organization Another Mother for
Peace (AMP), a Vietnam War protest
poster, 1967, offset lithograph.
Rupert Garcia; L.A. Committee to Free Angela ;
Offset, 1972 , California
Women's Graphics Collective, Silkscreen
1972 , Chicago, Illinois
Protest poster designed for a march on Washington DC on
the eve of the 2002 war in Iraq.
Rupert Garcia’s images
reference art, Mexican American
history, advertising and
consumer iconography, the
Vietnam War, and the Mexican
Revolution.
As with his current art works in
different media, Garcia’s early
posters and prints used
emotionally charged symbols to
reiterate the point that cyclical
upheavals have defined changes
in human power structures,
commerce, and civic progress
throughout history.
Rupert Garcia, El Grito de Rebelde,
1975
Color silkscreen
26 x 20 in.
Robert Lorza
artist
Root Yourself by Brendan Vail
I wanted to show people with my poster
that there are greener fuels that we
could be using, and help people make a
more educated decision.
Altas Helped by Rosanna Ho
"We have the tools that we need
to achieve a sustainable planet"
More examples from their “get out the
vote” campaign:
http://www.aiga.org/get-out-the-vote/
One of the winners - LINK to:
http://clash.aigablueridge.org/
To see more examples…
CHAZ MAVIANNE DAVIES
POSTER ON AIDS AWARENESS
REMEMBER SLAVERY
Link to more about Chaz:
http://retiary.org/idea/idea5/idea_5/chaz/chaz.htm
GREAT LINKS:
Free Your Pizels: 10 of the Best Free Fonts for Protest Posters
http://www.patrickstjohn.org/blog/10-best-free-fonts-protest-posters
More about Chaz Mavianne-Davies at:
Creative Defiance his artist’s page at: http://www.maviyane.com/
and an AIGA page about him at:
http://www.aiga.org/design-journeys-chaz-maviyane-davies/