satire

c. 1969

Poster has two drawings of animal like figures. The figure on the left has a blue face and black mouse ears with a large red M on its shirt. The figure on the right has tall rabbit ears with red...

Go fuck yourself! (Halliburton)
2008

Poster has an image of Dick Cheney dressed like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. He is mimicking the action Dr. Evil uses to say "one million dollars." The upper left has the logo for...

Back to skool week-again
circa 1970

Poster has a red background with a drawing of a head in profile. The head has sharp white teeth, orange face, and a green helmet on with a white logo. Below is a black bar with "Back to...

AT&T. Your world. Delivered. Without a warrant.
2008

Poster has a black and white photograph of George W. Bush squinting and holding a headphone up to his ear. In the upper right is the AT&T logo. Below is "Your World. Delivered. Without...

n.d.

Poster has a black and white photograph in the center of a police officer wearing a ski mask and holding a large machine gun. The upper left corner has a logo for Police Against the New World...

1970

Poster is printed on yellow paper with black and red text and images. In the center are three drawings of pigs dressed as people. The largest pig has on a police uniform with "Pride Integrity Guts...

1997

Poster has a yellow and green background. Top of poster has text: "If You Can Say 'Condom' in English... / You know how to say / 'Condom' / in French, Italian AND Spanish!!".Top right corner of...

For That Stoned Sensation
1994

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized, multicolor image of Mt. Rushmore, with Geaorge Washington smoking a marijuana joint. At the top is "for that stoned sensation." At the bottom...

Eat Me
1967

Poster has a blue printed background with a white and black stylized image of a mushroom cloud. Yellow and blue text reads "Eat / Me".

Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997

Poster printed on a black background. At the top is "Love! / Valour! / Compassion! / One Summer. / Eight Men. / Figure It Out." in red, yellow and white. Below the text is a color photo of seven...

Some Living American Women Artists
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a reproduction of the Last Supper, with the faces of women pasted over the usual male heads. Surrounding the image are photos of women...

Are You Lost GW?
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper with a central dotted image of a large blue wave overtaking a red image of George Washington''s boat from the infamous painting of him on the Delaware. In the...

Rabble: Arousing Educational Game
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a multicolor board game print out, with "Lunatic Fringe" printed around the edges. At the bottom of the poster is "Rabble" in pink and "Arousing /...

But Moloch's Price Was Too High...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a blue background with a pink stylized image of a pig''s face filled with lighter pink words like "republican," democrat", "home security", etc. The...

Vote
1992

Poster printed on white paper. At the center is an illustration of a parade, with a car at the center. A sign on the side of the car reads "Vote / Conservalib / Republicrat / No Changes!"

Get Your Recommended Daily Allowance of Irony
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a strip of orange and "NewCity.com / news, entertainment, sage advice from Alternative America". Near the center is "get your / recommended / daily...

Hey Diddle Diddle...
1994

Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a mutlicolor, stylized image of a cat standing with a syringe in front of a dead dog, with a cow in the background. Below the image is "hey diddle...

Introducing the Latest Bummer
2004

Poster has black and green ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Introducing The Latest / Bummer" with a photo of a Hummer automobile. Lines extend from areas of the car, leading to reasons...

Teenage Tobacco-Chewing Zombie
2005

Poster has a blue printed background and is designed like a movie poster with a stylized image of a man drooling brown salival wearing a letterman jacket and holding a spit cup. A girl cowers at...

Preying
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Praying" in red with the "a" covered by a black "e". A collage of images on the poster shows people and KKK members sitting in...

TV Preaching for Fun and Profit
1987

Laminated poster printed on white paper and designed as a satirical game commenting on televangelists with stylized imagery. At the center is a tree with money as clumps of leaves. Below the tree...

Jesus Loves You - Kill Yourself
1972

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Jesus loves you - / kil yourself". The rest of the poster describes an event - "Meet-Your-Maker Marathon" - at which Christians throw...

When I Come Back...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "When I Come Back... / No More Mr. Nice Guy". At the bottom is an image of Adolf Hitler, looking off to his proper left.

Untitled
1991

Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white illustration of a smiling Hitler with his right arm raised in the air - the Nazi salute. At the bottom of the poster is "All In Favor...

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