death

Autodescubrimiento, 1492-1992
1992

Multicolor poster shows a drawing of a mosaic mural in muted tones on a tan background. The left side of the mural shows a stalk of corn with a skull in a half circle at top left. Lines...

All For One Earth
1990

The top edge of the poster is brown. The left side has Russian text in tan. The right side has English text in tan: "All For One Earth / Artists And Ecologists In Collaboration / San Francisco...

Newcorpse
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster has an unprinted, white border and a green background overall. Poster resembles a Newport brand cigarette advertisement. The top of the poster has text in orange: "Dead with Cancer!" and a...

Peace is better than war
1985

Poster has a red drawing of a man standing over a tombstone with "RIP." Below the tombstone are three people laying with their hands crossed over their chests. On the right is yellow text. It...

VD- Don't Give The Gift That Goes On Giving [venereal disease]
1971

Right side of poster is framed by a thin black border. Inside the border at top is a stylized drawing of a rose the stem of which becomes a noose or hangman's knot. Below the drawing is the text...

untitled (man with automatic rifle)
c. 1968

The poster has a drawing of a male figure holding an automatic rifle. The figure is rendered in black with white clothing. The upper right corner has the text: "Wherever Death May Surprise Us, It...

untitled
1970

The poster is printed in red and blue with a stylized drawing overall. The drawing depicts a human skeleton wrapped in, as if it were a cloak, an American flag. Verso has a calendar for the months...

War Kills
1970

The top of the poster has the text: "War / Kills". The bottom of the poster has a stylized drawing of a human hand. Verso has a calendar for the months of January, February, and March, printed by...

Purple Heart
1968

Poster shows a large purple heart with a lace trim. In the center of the heart is a black and white target with a stream of blood running down from the center of the target to a male figure below...

Hawk and Dove
1968

Poster shows a hawk in flight with a white dove in its talons. On the ground level there is a row of grass. Under the grass is an image of a skeleton in uniform.

This was one in a series of...

Q. And babies? A. And babies.
1970

Poster has a black and white photograph of dead children piled in a ditch. Above the image is "Q. And babies?" Below the image is "A. And babies." Verso has magazine text with the date of January...

Mr. Nixon - Out!
c. 1970

Poster has a red photograh at the right center of a man's head. Below is the caption, "Blood Money/ A South Vietnamese peasant is grieved for his daughter killed by South Korean troops who mistook...

untitled (Nixon clouds)
c. 1970

Poster has a drawing of a mushroom cloud that turns into a bird at the top. The bird has dollar signs in its eyes with images of the White House, and people behind barbed wire below. Along the...

The Price of Patriotism : Go ahead neighbor, wave your bloody flag
2006

Poster has a background that is made of small photographs of the faces of different men in the military. Over the images is "The Price of Patriotism" in black with a large red drop. Below is "Go...

We'd never blame the U.S. for these senseless deaths. Stop the War Now
c. 2005

Poster has a black and white photograph of three young boys crying over several dead bodies. Above them is a large white speech bubble with "We'd never blame the U.S. for these senseless deaths."...

Bush Lied They Died
after 2005

Poster has a black background with large red text: "Bush Lied / They Died" overall. Top edge left of poster has the text: "U.S. Soldiers Who Died In Iraq From March 21, 2003 Through June 6, 2005...

Our Children Die!
c. 2002

Poster has a white border and black background overall. Poster reads from top to bottom: "Our Children / Die! / International Socialist Organization."

Ths is the bottom half of a two-part...

Hiroshima August 6, 1945: Portland August 6, 1983
1983

Poster has a black background that fades to a light gray. At the top are white outlines of flailing bodies. The bottomhas red and black text. It reads, 'Hiroshima August 6, 1945/ Portland August 6...

n.d.

The top of the poster has the text: "Radiation / keeps on killing". Below the poster has four photographs accompanied by text. The top left photo is of an old man in a hospital bed with the text...

c. 1972

Poster has a black and white photograph overall. Lower portion of the image has white eggs with black numbers on them. Three of these eggs have cracked open to reveal naked male figures crouching...

This Monster
c. 1971

The right side of the poster has a stylized image of a male figure face down on the ground. It is repeated twice, once smaller and in dark blue and once larger and in light blue. The top left...

c. 1969

The poster has a photograph of the back of a large armored vehicle with two soldiers seated atop it. The vehicle has a large white star and the text: "US APMX / 12 BX 84" on it. The vehicle is...

1977

Top edge has text: "Boycott Nestle Products" . Below the poster has a depiction of death handing a nursing mother a bottle. Death is wearing a money belt. In the background there is a village...

1976

A two page hand written letter from Jack Irwin to Bert Lane, dated September 6, 1976. The first page is written on pink paper, the second on white. Irwin discusses the OX5 Aviation Pioneers and...

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