work on paper

The Longest Walk, Support Native Americans
1978

Poster printed with black and red ink on white paper. Large black text at the top of the page reads, "The Longest Walk / Support Native Americans." A silhouette of a buffalo in red appears on...

Defend the Wilderness
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Black and white poster shows a raised fist in a circular border slightly above center on the page. Large text above and below the graphic reads, "Defend / The Wilderness." Small text continues...

Pero Eso es lo que Dijo la Ultima Vez
1990

Black and white poster shows a woman with a black eye looking into a mirror. Text at top reads, 'El Dijo que Nunca Volveria a Golpearte..." Text below the image reads, "Pero Eso es lo que Dijo la...

Reflections on the L.A. Crisis
1993

Poster contains a collage of images and text in red and black ink on white paper. Red text at top reads, "L.A. [Korean characters] / reflections on the L.A. crisis. Three AP photographs showing...

Mumia 911
1999

Multi-color poster shows a reproduction on an artwork featuring an image of Mumia Abu-Jamal on a background composed of white, green, red, and yellow irregular rectangular areas. Four repetitions...

untitled (film still from "Clair of the Moon")
1992

Poster shows a photograph of two women standing by a stone wall kissing. The woman on the left is wearing a black jacket and has long wavy blond hair. The woman on the right is wearing a denim...

Ntozake Shange
1991

Poster printed with black ink on cream textured paper. A portrait drawing of Ntozake Shange, a woman with long locks of hair wearing geometric earrings and a light colored shirt, appears at upper...

June Jordan
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black ink on cream textured paper. A portrait drawing of June Jordan, a smiling woman with short hair wearing a sweater and jewelry, appears along the left side of the page....

Haight Ashbury Legal Organization, HALO
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with red, blue, and black ink on off-white paper. A portrait photograph of a man wearing a herringbone patterned coat, a collared shirt, and a hat with a black band fills the page...

1982

Poster printed with red and blue ink on orange paper. A graphic of a red sun playing a guitar against a blue sky appears at top left. Text is oriented in quarter-circles on the page, alternating...

New Mobilization West
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with red, orange, black, and gray ink on white paper. Blue text on an orange background across the top of the page reads, "Isaiah 24 / And He Shall / Judge / Among / The / Nations...

Third World Strike: 1969 - 1999
1999

Poster printed with red and black ink on white paper. The top two-thirds of the page has a white background. A reproduction of a poster by Malaquias Montoya that shows the text "Unidos / TWLF"...

Autodescubrimiento, 1492-1992
1992

Multicolor poster shows a drawing of a mosaic mural in muted tones on a tan background. The left side of the mural shows a stalk of corn with a skull in a half circle at top left. Lines...

Asian/Pacific-American Heritage Week, May 4-10, 1979
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster shows a person's face at upper right between the shoulders of a person in a red shirt at upper left and a person in a blue shirt at lower right. "Asian/Pacific-American / Heritage Week /...

Wonderland
1967

Multi-color poster shows a landscape with lush vegetation containing figures based on illustrations by John Tenniel from the book "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Alice and the...

Celebration of Craftswomen, Winter Fair
1991

Multicolor poster shows a reproduction of the painting "Woman of the Sea" by Elly Simmons on a black background with yellow text. The artwork shows a figure with a fish tail and a woman's upper...

Health is Freedom
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with green and salmon ink on cream textured paper. "Health is Freedom" is printed at top in calligraphic font. A cross with a multi-line green and salmon border contains a circle...

Famous Black American Entertainers - Part 2
1986

Black and white laminated poster has a double line border across the top of the page. "Famous Black American Entertainers-Part 2" is printed above a drawing of 57 men and women. The drawing...

ALD '82
1982

Poster printed with red ink on yellow paper. A double line borders the page. Text at top center reads, "ALD '82 / Stop Black Genocide Against Me & You / From Oakland to South Africa." A...

The Dancer of Shamahka
1975

Black and white poster shows a photograph of a pregnant woman with long dark hair holding grasses in each hand at the top of the page. The woman is wearing a long embellished skirt, a top with a...

Critical Mass
2002

Poster printed with yellow, orange, green, gray, and black ink on white paper. An irregular black stripe outlines a page background that transitions from yellow at top to orange at bottom. An...

Oppose the UC Regents' Deciscion: Defend Affirmative Action
c. 1995

Poster has a tan and white image of a man holding a sign up that reads, "Defend Affirmative Action." Below in white is, "How many steps back will we allow?" The left edge has "Oppose the UC...

Our Artic way of life has endured for 20,000 years. Must we now die for 6 months of oil?
c. 1990

Poster has an all over black and white photograph of an older woman's face. In the lower right are two photographs of caribou and a child. At the top is white text that reads, "Our Artic way of...

Book Fair celebrating Women who make books
1992

Poster has three images of a lightblub, woman with a moon, and a hand in the center. Above reads, "Book Fair celebrating women who make books." Below the images is "A special chance to meet woment...

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