2010.54.3866

Release Professor Ricardo Calderon
1983
17.00 in HIGH x 10.81 in WIDE
(43.18 cm HIGH x 27.46 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.3866

"Design: Juan R. Fuentes 83" printed vertically at lower right in image.

Poster printed in orange and black ink on white paper. Text aligned at top left reads: "Release Professor Ricardo Calderon / Support Human Rights and Freedom of Expression in El Salvador," and at top right "National Campaign Oct. 15 - Nov. 15." A graphic fills the lower two-thirds of the page and contains a image of a man behind bars. The man's face is visible on the left and one hand grasps a bar at lower right. An inset picture at upper right shows a black and white photograph of a group of people with one man's face circled. A strip across the bottom of the page reads: "Ricardo Calderon: 48 years old, married, two children. Secretary General of the National University of El Salvador. Professor of Journalism. Captured June 28, 1983. Tortured. Physical condition serious. Immediate action needed. / What You Can Do: Send postcards and telegrams demanding his immediate release to: >President Magana, Casa Presidencial, San Salvador, El Salvador >Ambassador Thomas Pickering, U.S. Embassy, San Salvador, El Salvador >Send your donation, payable to: Ricardo Calderon Fund 2124 Kittredge St., No. 139, Berkeley, CA. 94704 / Committee for the Release of Professor Ricardo Calderon / For More Information, call: (415) 642-7783." Registry marks visible at center edge on top and bottom.
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