2010.54.3106

Tie his Hands: Join the SMC
1971
17.00 in HIGH x 11.00 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.3106


Poster has a green background with a blue and white drawing in the center. The drawing depicts Richard Nixon as a giant being tied down by small people with ropes and protest signs. Poster reads, "Tie his Hands/ Join the SMC/ March on Washington and San Francisco April 24/ Commemorate Kent and Jackson murders May 5/ 15,000 New Members by May 5th!/ Student Mobilization Committee to end the war in S.E.Asia/ Funds urgently needed/ 1029 Vermont Ave. NW 8th Fl Washington D.C. 20005 Phone: (202) 628-5893."This graphic updates a scene from Jonathan Swift's 1726 satiric novel Gulliver's Travels, in which the Lilliputians have tied down the giant protagonist of the story. Here, President Nixon is finally constrained by the people. [LMC]
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