skull

Gran baile del cinco de mayo
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of yellow and blue print on a manila colored paper. Image in the center of a human skull in profilewith Mayan designs around it and flower like shapes in each corner. Text includes...

"Will Not Harm the Ozone"
1979

Poster printed with black ink on light gray paper. A graphic in a surreal style at lower left shows a person holding a rectangular object over their mouth while a skeleton in a hooded robe hovers...

Cesar Chavez
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Multi-color poster contains a color portrait of Cesar Chavez by Octavio Ocampo in the artist's "metamorphic" style. This style creates optical illusions by strategically placing smaller images...

Day of the Dead
c. 2000

Poster has a light blue and yellow background with black text. In the center is an image of a skull decorated with flowers and multi-colored designs. Poster reads, "Day of the Dead/ 'A man without...

Days of the Dead: Time of Rememberance
1996

Poster has a gray background with black, red, and white text. Main image is of a skull with floral designs on its forehead and cheekbones. There are skeleton hands clutching the fruit and flowers...

No grapes
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster conists of white and black print on a red background on white paper. Image in the center of human skulls grouped together like a bunch of grapes with leafes and a stem at the top. On the...

Carnaval '80
c. 1980

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts a crowd of people dancing and playing music with the San Francisco cityscape in the background and plants in the foreground. Text...

Untitled
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster printed with black, gray, red, and pink ink on white paper. A black ink background fills the page with a quarter-inch of white paper along the edge. A gray skull appears at top center...

No on 187
1994

Black and white poster has "No on 187" printed in large font at top. Smaller text at upper right continues, "Xenophobia is a disease, not a law." An image of a man in three-quarter profile...

We Say No to 187
1994

Black and white poster has "We Say / No to 187" printed in large graffiti style font across the center of the page. A small skull is partially visible under the word 'to' just below center....

Untitled
1975-2010

This poster is printed on light blue paper with darker blue ink. The image also has pink shading in addition to the blue. The image is of a male figure wearing a loincloth and bending over to...

"A cold wind blew across the praire when the last buffalo fell"
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of black print on white paper on a dark blue background. Image depicts a buffalo skull next to a the southwest Indian symbol of the sun over a black horizon. Black text reads "A...

El Salvador / U.S. $ = death
c. 1982

Poster printed in white ink on black poster board contains an image of a skull at center. Curved text above and below the skull reads: "el salvador / U.S. $ = death."

For El Salvador 1981
ca. 1981

Poster is printed in red in in the style of a relief print. The top edge of the poster has the text: "Jonsongs - Poems By Bart Gerald 5.00 - Available, J.B. Gerald & J. Maas - P.O. Box 252...

Demand Military-free Schools!
1991

Poster printed with pink, blue, and purple ink on white paper. A horizontal purples band at center has white text that reads, "Work for Peace / Demand Military-free Schools!" A graphic of a...

Work for the ruling class
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of red, peach, black, yellow, blue and green print on white paper. Three-fourths of the poster has a peach background and one-fourth has a red background. The top part of the...

Stop the war
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consits of black print on white paper. Image of three skulls from the nose up. Text reads "Stop the War" and whole poster has a black border.

Peace of mind
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts half of a human skull blended with half of a peace symbol with a rose vine wrapped around them. Along the bottom of the poster is a...

Untitled
c.1970

Poster has a black outlined drawing of the Statue of Liberty as a skeleton in the center. On the edge of her crown is "Impterialism" in large black lettering. Her arm is a skeleton arm holding up...

Be Mine: Stop the Killing of Iraqi Children
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper with text and images in maroon and pink. The top of the poster has the text: "Be Mine / Stop the Killing of Iraqi children." The center of the poster has a...

No Business as Usual: Prevent World War III - No Matter What It Takes!
1985

Poster has a white border overall. Top edge of poster has the text: "No Business As Usual - April 29". Poster has a photographic image / collage of arrayed images overall. At left is an array of...

Imperial death machine
Early 21st Century

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts Uncle Sam standing in a pile of human skulls with a tattered American flag in one hand and a gun in the other hand shooting a human...

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...

San Francisco Mime Troupe Presents: The Uprising at Fuente Ovejuna
1983

Poster is printed overall with text and images in the style of a linocut. Poster has a black background and a white border overall. The Left and right edges have drawings of daggers and small...

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