communist party u.s.a.

Untitled
1977

Poster has a red background with a black and white line drawing of a man in the lower left corner. The upper right corner has a small circle with several fists and "Unite Against War, Racism...

No [war]
1971

Poster has a drawing of a soldier looking upwards as two skeleton hands lift his helmet off his head. The lower right corner has "NO" in large outlined lettering.

An Evening of Solidarity Cuba & Vietnam
1972

Poster is printed with text and drawings in yellow ink on a gray background. The right side of the poster has a line drawing of a portion of a human figure, visible is the arm and should of the...

Free Luis Corvalan
c. 1976

Poster has a Chilean flag with a black and white drawing of a man's face in the upper left. Poster reads in black, "Free/ Luis Corvalan/ General secretary of the communist Party of Chile/ Senator...

Circa 1972

Poster is printed on a silver colored metallic material with a paper backing. The right side of the poster has an image of Angela Davis shown from the neck up. The Left side of the poster has...

untitled (female figure)
c 1968

Poster shows a female figure with an eye patch over her proper right eye. There are four paragraphs of black text on the poster. The text on the left side of the poster states "Last month the U.S...

For this your parents loved you?
c 1968

Poster shows a female figure kneeling on the ground. The female figure has her head tilted upwards. Below the ground is a skeleton holding a gun against a purple background.

This was from a...

shall Hate confound the Wise?
c 1968

Poster shows a figure from the shoulders up surrounded by text. The text reads "shall Hate confound the Wise? / does Mask wear face? / Have singings gone to say?"

This was from a series...

Rising Peace
c 1968

Poster shows a female figure with angel wings. The female has her knees bent. In the bottom right corner of the image are three trumpets facing upwards. Printed in the bottom left corner is "PAX...

Mother and child of Vietnam
c 1967

Poster shows a mother with her arms wrapped around her child's back. The child's head is tilted upwards. There are flames coming from the mother's shoulder and wrists.

Live and Let Live
c. 1967

Poster shows a village with huts, fields, and about two dozen human figures out in the open with their arms up in the air. Printed underneath the image is "Live and Let Live."

This was from...

No More Vietnams or Hiroshimas
1972

Poster has an image in the center of a woman running in front of a large cloud. The bottom corners have two photographs of people protesting Hiroshima and a demonstration in 1971. The sides of the...

End the War in Viet Nam
c. 1967

At left poster has the text: "End / The / War / In / Viet / Nam". At right poster has a photograph of a Vietnamese woman holding an infant and a child and fleeing from a soldier with a rifle who...

Jobs Not War
2004

Poster has a thin unprinted border overall. Background of poster fades from blue at top to white at bottom. Top of poster has text: "Jobs" in red. Center of poster has a stylized drawing of a dove...

People's World: the west's voice of people in struggle
c. 1975

Small poster that has a green outlined drawing with a silver background and blue and orange accents. The drawing shows a man pouring something out of an orange can onto green outlined buildings...

1977

Small poster printed on light orange paper with black text. In the center is a drawing of Uncle Sam shooting a large gun. The poster reads, "Michael Manley Former Prime Minister of Jamaica/ Angela...

1980

Poster has "People Before Profits" printed in large red letters across the poster. Below the top word is a black box with a white outlined image of Angela Davis' face. Next to it is a qoute by her...

1972

Poster has a black and white photograph of Angela Davis in the center wtih both fists raised in the air. Above the photograph is a black bar with "Elections '72" in large white letters. Below in...

1972

Poster has a maroon background with white text. On the left is a photograph of Angela Davis in profile. The poster reads, "Feb. 28 Herbie Hancock/ Taj Mahal/ Malo/ and/ Maya Angelou/ In Concert...

c. 1970

Poster has a drawing in the center on a red background. There are two fists, one blue and one red chained together by blue handcuffs. The poster reads from top to bottom, "Racism Chains Both/...

1977

Poster has a red background with a black and white line drawing of a man in the lower left corner. The upper right corner has a small circle with several fists and "Unite Against War, Racism...

Angela Davis: "... as a black woman I feel an urgent need to find radical solutions..."
c. 1970

Poster has a large black and white portrait photograph of Angela Davis. She is wearing a patterned top. In the background is an image of a man. Below the photograph printed in black is, "...

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