2010.54.17034

Rally Against Reefer Madness
1985
22.625 in HIGH x 17 in WIDE
(57.47 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.17034

Handwritten in blue ink on verso top left: "Mr. Rossman- / This is a centerfold for one of this year''s Overthrows. You can contact / someone for more at Overthrow P.O. Box 392, Canal Street Station, NYC 10013- / But as they don''t read their mail frequently, try calling (213) 535-5028 also. / If you do run across another poster like this one, please send to Greg Seang, / 3210 Blair Dirve, Polatka, FL 32077. / Take care, / Greg 1986 / P.S. most all of their posters / are of this caliber."

Multicolor poster is printed on white paper. Central stylized image shows a man who looks like Ronald Reagan staring at the viewer. To the left and right, people are being detained by officers. At the left is "Stop the stun- / gun torture; / forced drugging..." in yellow and at the right is "stop the killing / & imprisonment / of pot people" also in yellow. In the background are yellow clouds and a blue sky, with people running across the width of the poster. At the top is "Rally Against / Reefer Madness! / Stop the witch hunt!" in red/yellow. At the bottom of the poster are pink backgrounds with the location, time and event details in yellow and black.
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