bible

1971

Poster has a black and white drawing of an old model car spewing smog into the air and oil onto the road. Along the right edge are seven red roqd signs with, STOP, HELP!, PAY, WRONG WAY, IDIOT,...

1977

Black and white photograph of an old woman wearing a light colored nun's habit and standing against a black background. The nun is wearing light rimmed glasses and is holding a Bible in one hand...

Therefore Choose Life
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a red printed background. At the top is a black and white illustration of the faces of five figures in front of the moon. At the center of the poster are birds, breaking out of a woven...

Register to Vote
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on blue paper. At the top is "The Eleventh Commandment" with a stylized image of a A book, "Ed''s Bible" with "Thou Shalt" above, bordered by vertical bars with...

The Annunciation
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Laminated poster has a blue printed background with a gold border. At the center is an oval with a stylized, multicolor image of a woman in a blue dress kneeling as an angel coming from a shinikng...

Proclaim Liberty
1972

Poster printed on browned paper. At the center is a marijuana plant growing in the Liberty Bell. Over the plant is "proclaim liberty / throughout the / land, unto all the / inhabitants thereof. /...

The Major Prophets Of The Bible
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. Centered at the top is Arabic writing and "The Major / Prophets Of The Bible" in black flanked by religious symbols at the top left and right. Beneath the text is a...

The Crowflight Midrash
1980

Top left corner has "Harris Lenowitz" in black italics. "The Crowflight Midrash" in black at the top center with the Hebrew translation below in red. Three sections of red Hebrew text in a line...

Emery
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster shows a torn and burned photo with holes in it on a gray background with red streaks. Photo shows a group of men standing against a brick wall with wavy metal in the background. Imposed...

Noah Sends Forth His Sons
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has image of Noah and his family in front of the ark with a rainbow of the sky. Poster associated with "Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, printed below the...

Ever Want to Burn a Bible?
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Black and white poster shows photographs of a nude man standing above flames at each corner. Flames also border the top and bottom of the page. "Ever Want to Burn A Bible? / How About Thousands...

Break Forth Into Singing, O Mountain
1990

The top of the poster has a large color photograph of Mount Shasta, the summit of the mountain is shrouded in clouds that are pink and orange due to the setting sun. The bottom of the poster has a...

He Changed the Course of History
1991

Poster has a drawing of Martin Luther King holding a bible and speaking. In the foreground is a scroll with a poem printed on it. The title of the poem is "He Changed the course of history" by...

Chicago 15
c. 1970

Poster has a tan background with red, purple, and orange text. In the center is a hot pink, purple, and red indistinguishable shape. Poster reads, "These men are not drunk as you imagine/ It is...

New Mobilization West
1966

Top of poster has stylized text in blue and red: "Isaiah 24 And He Shall / Judge / Among / The / Nations / And / Shall / Rebuke / Many / People / And They Shall / Beat Their / Swords / Into Plow...

Untitled
1987

This poster is a portrait of a male figure dressed in black with a priest's white collar. He is smiling and has his hand on the shoulder of a male child standing in front of him. The priest and...

David & Goliath
c. 1986

The poster has a black background overall. The top of the poster has text in large red letters: "David &". The middle of the poster has a black and white photograph that shows a young boy in a...

A Time to Tear Down And a Time To Rebuild
1970

Poster has a birght pink background with green lettering in the center. Poster reas, "A Time to Tear Down And A Time To Rebuild." The words "tear down" are mirrored below the words.

The...

A Time to Tear Down And a Time To Rebuild
1970

Poster is printed in green on white paper. Poster has the text: "A Time To / Tear Down / And / A Time To / Rebuild". At the base of the words: "Tear Down" the words are repeated mirrored. Verso...

Untitled (religious statue)
1983

Poster has a red background overall. Top left corner has the text: "Shine on those / who live in darkness, / under the cloud / of death, / and to guide our feet / into the way / of peace. / Luke 1...

c. 1975

Poster has a black background that fades to light grey. At the top is an image of a white explosion. Below printed in red is "The beast performed great miracles; it made fire come down out of...

1962

Poster has a green vine border in the center with blackletter text in the center. The poster reads in black, "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks...

1848

Bible. Description: polyglot, English version, Springfield: Merriam, Chapin, & Co.; in maroon leather case labelled "Anson W. Lester" From Nevada City. History: We have papers for...

USA
c.1925-1935

Small card, lithographed with a full color garden scene, a figure on a bridge with two thatched roof cottages and a church tower in the rear. A verse from the Bible is printed across the bottom...

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