2010.54.1533

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untitled (MX missile)
untitled (MX missile)
1981
18.00 in HIGH x 24.00 in WIDE
(45.72 cm HIGH x 60.96 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.1533

Bottom edge has "To Edith Keep up the Good work and we'll have peace. Jack" handwritten in black ink. Right edge of drawing has "Jack Malotte 2/20/81" printed in black.





Poster has a large white border around a black background. In the center is a drawing of a MX missile with a mountainous landscape with clouds. Above the mountains is an eagle. In the vapor trail of the missilbe is a drawing of a Native American man's head with feathers. The top right corner has a quote. It reads, "The MX is the most destructive monster to be introduced into Western Shoshone country. the effects of its construction - or should war occur- the ultimate destruction of our sacred Mother Earth and the Western Shoshone people." Raymond Yowell, Chairman Western Shoshone Sacred Lands Association February 1981." The bottom right reads, "Western Shoshone Sacred Lands Association. P.O. Box 1523 Elko, NV 89807 Phone (707) 738-3992."
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