2010.54.19783

Art Is Not A Mirror Held Up To Reality...
1985
25 in HIGH x 18.5 in WIDE
(63.5 cm HIGH x 46.99 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.19783

Printed at the bottom right of the image: "(c) 1985 D. Minkler". Bottom edge has "published by Inkworks, Berkeley, CA". Handwritten in pencil on verso top right: "07-0209-045". Foreign green paper adhered on verso left near the center with "86" handwritten.

This is a white poster with a central image of an abstract art work depicting a figure wielding a hammer in each hand. The art work is yellow, brown, black, red, and blue. It is attributed to D. Minkler in the bottom right corner of the image. Black text below the image reads "Art Is Not A Mirror Held Up To Reality. / But A Hammer With Which To Shape It. / Vladimir Mayakovsky". There is a 3 inch white margin around the central image and an inscription at the bottom center.
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