electoral arena

Root Cause
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with a leaf-less tree with various words in black boxes floating around the tree branches. Along the ground it reads "Root Cause," and below that in the root area it reads "capitalism."

The Walls of This City Shall Become An Anti-Imperialist Art Gallery
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with the text "The Walls of This City Shall Become An Anti-Imperialist Art Gallery" under a grainy photograph in black and white of people looking up at posters on a wall.

System Failure
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster titled "System Failure" with a low resolution photographic image at center with a body in the street at left and woman feeding a dog at right.

System Failure
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster titled "System Failure" with a low resolution photographic image at center with several African-American males and a few New Orleans police officers.

System Failure
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster titled "System Failure" with a low resolution photographic image at center with five African-American males.

Bush Isn't The Problem Imperialism Is!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with the headline "Bush Isn''t The Problem Imperialism Is!" with a simplified illustration of George W. Bush''s head, surrounded by dollar signs. Text is black on white background.

Capitalism & Class Society-Organized Crime?
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster on light green paper with black text and an image of women sitting at a table, while a child sleeps in a bassinet on the floor. Text gives statistics for how wealth in the United states is...

Three Propositions...
1979

Poster has purple ink printed on cream colored paper. At the top is "three propositions rest at the bottom of the / accepted wisdom about the U.S. economy." The three props are: 1) the marketplace...

untitled (outhouses)
1988

Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a stylized image of two outhouses stacked on top of each other, with the top labeled "Bosses" and the bottom labeled "Employees".

Praise of Communism
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background. At the left is a black and white dotted image of a man. At the right is a "praise of communism" by Bertold Brecht. At the bottom left is "New American...

I Hate My Boss
1998

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background. At the bottom of the yellow is a stylized beige and green image of a somber looking bald man. At the top is "I Hate My Boss" in...

El Capital de Carlos Marx
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a skewed orange background with a black and white image of Karl Marx with Spanish text. At the center of the poster is "El Capital / De / Carlos Marx...

untitled (Mao Zedong quote)
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized pink tinted background image of three figures seen from the side, one holding a gun. Over the top of the image is a quote, in black, by Mao...

untitled (Mao Zedong)
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper with a photo of Mao Zedon standing in front of a Communist China flag.

Voting Changes Nothing!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and white image and black text printed on white paper. Text at top reads "the housing crisis is not over: Voting Changes Nothing!" followed by four paragraphs of text, with the...

La Votacion No Cambia Nada!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black Spanish text printed on white paper. At the top is "La Crisis de Viviendas No Ha Terminado: / La Votacion No Cambia Nada!" At the left is a small photo of a man in glasses. At the...

Untitled
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "The Rich Lie / The Poor Die" followed by text about war and violence and the resulting human suffering. Near the center is "the main...

Pronto Seran Ruinas!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black Spanish text printed on white paper. At the top is "!Pronto Seran Ruinas / Pintorescas!" The center of the poster lists local business with more details in Spanish. At the bottom...

Rock the Vote
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Rock The Vote" and a stylized photo of a faceless figure with a rock. The poster has text divided into three columns advising people on...

Anarchist Bookfair
2006

Poster screenprinted on cream colored paper. At the top is "The New England" in red and "Anarchist" in black, red and green. At the center is an orange star with a stylized black illustration of a...

Anarchist bookfair
2006

Poster consists of red, black and blue print on a yellow-green background. Image in the center depicts 3 police officers standing shoulder to shoulder; the left officer has a baton on his shoulder...

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair
1996

Poster has a drawing at the top and text below. The drawing is of a large yellow "A" in the center of a circle. The circle''s background has the faces of men and women in...

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair
1996

Poster has black ink printed on red paper with a drawing at the top and text below. The drawing is of a large "A" in the center of a circle. The circle''s background has the faces of men and women...

Anarchist conference and festival
1989

Red and black print on gray paper. Image of a rose with a long stem and thorns. Red circle around the rose with the text "Anarchist conference and festival July 20-25, 1989 San Francisco." Text on...

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