satire

The Mathers' views of the North American Wilderness
2004

Poster has a gray background that fades from dark to light. On the left is a large figure in 17th centurty clothing standing on top of animals with large canines. On top of the figure's head is...

The Look of Imperialism
1970

Poster has a black background with a large close-up image of a woman's face. The woman has short side-parted blonde hair, large sunglasses, and a zipped jacket with a collar that partially...

Visit Army Day Exhibits, A Strong America is a Peaceful America
1970

Poster is printed on tractor feed printer paper in vertical stripes that blend together from left to right in shades of purple, red, yellow, green, and blue. A graphic on the left half of the...

Armed Farces Day
1970

Poster has an image of Mickey Mouse wearing a military helmet at center surrounded by a circular border. An eagle appears at top left holding a shield with the initials MDM. The poster reads, "...

Nixon "Understands Student Feelings"?
1970

Poster has a blue image of the Kent State University shooting. It depcits a woman yelling over the body of a man laying on the ground. Above is "Nixon "understands student feelings"?"

Home Sweet Home: Bring Them Back Alive
1970

Poster has a top edge border of a green sky with white clouds. In the center is "Home Sweet Home" spelled out in small outlined crosses. The bottom edge has "Bring Them Back Alive" printed in...

Did we really come in peace for all mankind?
1970

Poster is printed on the backside of a calendar page from 1969. On the left side is an image of the moon's surface with a view of earth in the distance. On the right is "Did we really come in...

Bring us together
1970

Poster is printed on tractor feed printer paper with dark purple ink. At the top center is an outlined square with a field of crosses. Below is "Bring us together" in large lettering. The poster...

Bring us together
1970

Poster is printed on tractor feed printer paper with black ink. In the center is an image of a monkey with his arms stretched out. Below is a quote that reads, "Bring us together."

The...

Does He Destroy Your Way of Life?
1970

The top of the poster has the text: "Does He Destroy". Below, the poster has a stylized drawing of a figure in a wide hat behind a large ox or bull. A faint horizon is visible in the background....

Vietnamization
1970

Poster has a black and white photograph in the center of a young boy with a bloody face and a blood stained shirt. Next to him is a woman with a bloody face with cuts. Below the image is "...

Dope comix
1978

Poster depicts a 1930s style comic book scene. Across the top is a gray banner with "Dope Comix" in large lettering. Below is a light blue box with "Kitchen Sink" in black. The top edge shows a...

Come Witness Hippy Porn The Film
c.a. 1993

Poster has a pink dot and star background with black text and images. In the center are the images of three young people: a woman with pink exaggerated eyelashes; a man with big hair and pink...

Keep America Beautiful, Get A Haircut
1971

Poster is printed with a stylized drawing overall. At center is a drawing of George Washington with very short hair, surrounded by an oval frame with stylized leaves like that on the one dollar...

untitled (Haight-Ashbury city limits sign)
c. 1970

Poster is a photograph of a man lifting another man up to secure a signt to a street lamp. The street sign reads, "Haight-Ashbury/ Pop Subject to Change/ Elev Out of Sight." In the background...

1971

Poster has a green background and images. In the center is a representation of Mickey Mouse holding a coke in one hand and a swastika in the other and saying, "it's getting better all...

Reward For Information Leading To The Apprehension of - Jesus Christ
c. 1970

Poster has a thin line of black as a border overall, poster is printed in black on white paper overall. Top of poster has the text: "Reward / For Information Leading To the Apprehension Of-"....

This is National Sex Week
c. 1970

Poster is printed on light brown paper with red text. Poster has a three-stripe thin red border with red filigree at the corners. Poster reads, "this is National Sex Week/ if you gave at the...

untitled (Adolph Hitler quote) "The streets of our country are in turmoil..."
1970

Poster has a red background with white text. Below the text is a small upside down United States Flag. The poster reads, "The streets of our country are in turmoil. The Universities are filled...

untitled (Adolph Hitler quote) "The streets of our country are in turmoil..."
1970

Poster has a red background with white text. Below the text is a small United States Flag. The poster reads, "The streets of our country are in turmoil. The Universities are filled with students...

"I Think We Won."
1970

Bottom edge of poster has a white border with the text: "I Think We Won.". The rest of the poster has a stylized drawing or cartoon overall. In the foreground of the drawing is a stylized image of...

Amazing $1 Art Offer
c 1970

The lower left portion of the poster is printed with a rectangular field of blue and red, with white text, the shape resembles that of the American Flag. The smaller blue portion of the field has...

They say you sleep safely because we watch
c 1984

Poster has a black background with white images and text. In the center is a large bed with a man sleeping below a blanket with two monkeys at the other end of the bed. In front of the bed are two...

We are the people your government warned you about
c 1971

Poster has a purple and white background of several young Vietnamese children. In the lower right corner is a white area with purple text. It reads, "We are the people your government warned you...

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