satire

Operation Ceasefire: A Free Music Festival to Stop the War in Iraq
2005

Poster has an image of George W. Bush playing golf in the middle of a cemetary. The hills behind him have small white headstones with Iraq on them. Above the image is "Operation Ceasefire: A Free...

The United Nations of Weasels
2003

Top of poster has the text: " The United Nations / of Weasels". This text is flanked on either side by a drawing of a weasel. Just above this text is symbol of the United Nations. Below the poster...

R - U - 4 Reel Con - D - ? [Are you for real, Condoleeza?]
2003

Top edge has the text: "R - U - 4 Reel Con - D - ?" Below the poster has a large photographic image of Condoleezza Rice wearing the eye and ear protection of somone who works on the deck of an...

The State of the Union
ca. 2005

The top edge of the poster has the text: "The State Of". Below at left there are 4 photos of oil drums with the logos of: Shell, Texaco, Exxon, and Mobil on them. There is a fifth oil drum on its...

"Bring 'em on!"
c. 2003

Poster has a large black border around an image in the center. The image depicts several caskets with United States flags draped over them. On the sides are soldiers bowing their heads and in the...

Stop Fee Hikes: Terminate AH-NULD [Arnold]
c. 2005

Poster has several stenciled and spray painted images. At the top is a red outline of Frank Little. The bottom has a red outline of a fist. The top reads in blue, "Stop Fee Hikes." Below in green...

Got democracy?
c. 2006

Poster has a United States flag as the background with a black bar across the bottom with white text. In the center is a shadow of a prisoner at Abu Ghraib wearing a hood and a blanket and...

Pro-Life?
2004

Poster has a background image of the cargo hold of an airplane with the door open. On the sides are soldiers standing at attention. In the center are multiple caskets covered with United States...

If War Starts
2003

Poster has a photomontage with three figures. A man and a woman are seated at a table with spoons in their hands and bowls in front of them. In the bowls are photographs of soldiers and a cloud of...

Coming Soon: Gulf Wars Episode II
c. 2002

Poster is a print out of a Mad Magazine poster from the #424, Dc. '02 issue. The poster depicts a Star Wars Episode II movie poster, but with George W. Bush and Condolezzaa Rice in the center as...

Three little war pigs
c. 2005

Poster has three images in the center of Dick Cheney, George W. Bush and Donal Rumsfeld. Each are wearing military helmets with labels and a pig nose. Cheney's has Fascist, Bush's has Imperialist...

Missing: Can you help us find a truthful leader for the free world?
2006

Poster has a black background with a large milk carton. On the left side of the carton is a photograph of George W Bush. Around the image is "Missing/ Can You Help Us Find A Truthful Leader For...

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."...

Liberators
2004

Poster has a stylized drawing or montage that incorporates a number of references to American culture and life into a cityscape with a large depiction of an Abu Ghraib torture victim standing on a...

Keep 'em Fighting
c. 2003

Poster has a thin white border overall. Top of poster has the text: "Keep / 'em / Fighting". Below is a drawing of a male figure wearing white pants, a white sailor's hat, and no shirt. The figure...

All is for the best in the possible wars
c. 2006

Poster has an image on the left of a drawing of typical men's Rococo style dress. In the face area of the drawing is George W. Bush's face. The figure on the left is holding a rope which is tied...

Bushaparte
2004

Poster has a thin white border overall. Poster has an image of Jacques Louis David's portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in his study with a photograph of George W. Bush's head in place of Napoleons....

Gulf Wars Episode II: Clone of the Attack
c. 2002

Top edge of poster has the text: "Coming Soon !". Below poster has a photomontage with images of George W. Bush and Condoleeza Rice appearing to be embracing, Dick Cheney, George H. W. Bush,...

Nuclear War? There Goes the Neighborhood.
1983

Poster has two black and white images with black text at the top and bottom. The top image shos a house standing alone at night. The bottom image shows that same house being blown up by a nuclear...

"Gone with the Wind" : The Film to End All Films
c. 1981

Poster has a white background and a red border. The body of the poster has a photomontage in blue and white, of a male figure holding a female figure in his arms, one arm under her shoulders and...

"Gone with the Wind" : The Film to End All Films
c. 1981

Poster has a white background and a blue border. The body of the poster has a photomontage in blue, red, and white, of a male figure holding a female figure in his arms, one arm under her...

"Gone with the Wind" : The Film to End All Films
c. 1981

Poster has a white background and a blue border. The body of the poster has a photomontage in blue and white, of a male figure holding a female figure in his arms, one arm under her shoulders and...

How lucky that you were in a nuclear free area! Demand Nuclear Freeze!
c. 1984

Poster has a white background overall. Upper left corner has text: "How Lucky that / you were in a / nuclear free area !". Below is a drawing of a human skeleton seated in a wheelchair, to the...

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