jail

1971

Poster has a white background that fades to black. In the center is a photograph of a large fist holding an image of Angela Davis' face behind jail cell bars. The bottom center has "Angela"...

Declaracion Universal de Derechos Humanos
1997

Poster has a yellow printed background. The top edge is red with a blue and white background with the text "declaracion universal de derechos humanos". At the top left is a stylized image of a...

Art From Jail
1991

Poster printed on white paper with a central gray background. At the top is "hanging in the Tenderloin / I can hear old voices" in pink and black. At the center is a multicolor image of a street...

No Deals. No Frills.
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a multicolor photo of police officers searching cars and detaining citizens found with drugs. At the top of the poster is "Don''t Get Caught With Drugs / In Davidson County." in black....

We T.I.P.
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has blue ink printed on browning light blue paper. At the top left is a stylized image of a man leaning his head against the bars of a jail cell. At the right is "We / T.I.P. / We Turn In...

Art From Jail
1986

Exhibition poster for a 1986 art exhibition titled "Art from Jail." Poster has illustration of a red rose on view through a window of a rectangular structure. Top left edge of poster has been cut...

Impeach the President
1973

Poster printed on white paper. Around the edges is a border made by white ribbons with red stars and blue edges. At the corners are color illustrations of men - Haldeman, Erlichman, Stans, and...

Out of the White House
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is a stylized, multicolor image of a figure in a brown suit being booted out of a white building. At the top right is "Out / Of The / White House" in...

Solidarity Week With Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees in Israel's Jails
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red printed background. Across the top are two lines of Arabic text, one white and one black. Below the text is a multicolor, stylized image of a...

One Thing Leads to Another...
1990

Poster with two images: joint (marijuana) at left and a young man behind bars on the right.

Free Hymie
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Free Hymie" follwoed by a stylized image of a figure behind bars. At the left is a woman shouting "Right on!" labeled "Hymie''s Old Lady...

Amnesty International
2000

Poster has a black printed background with a stylized beige and blue image at the center of a figure looking at a dove through bars. At the top and down the right side is "Amnesty / International...

Fuck You Warden
1972

Poster has a color photo of four men in black and white striped inmate uniforms. The man in fore is wearing a pink apron and holding a pink cake with "Fuck / You / Warden" in red.

Oh Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam
1993

Poster is printed on white paper. At the center is a stylized color image of buffalo running on grass in front of a tall white building. Across the top of the image is "Oh Give Me A Home / Where...

Learning: Key to a New Life
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper. At the top is a yellow background with "Learning: key to a new life" in black and green, followed by a black background with "after using the Learning Center I...

Learning: Key to a Good Job
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper. At the top is a pink background with "Learning: key to a good job" in black and blue, follwoed by a black background with "I used to see myself as a slow learner...

Stop the Torture of Political Prisoners & POW's!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text and images. At the top is "Shut Down The Women''s / Control Unit At Lexington!" At the center is a stylized image of a...

Jail Bait of the Month
1970

Poster has a black and white stylized illustration with a color figure at the center. Figure is sitting in the grass of a front lawn and is topless with a bow in her black hair. At the top right...

Yes on 19
1972

Poster has blue and red ink printed on white paper. At the top of the poster is a fence border that becomes slashes on the side and a fence at the bottom with marijuana plants laced through it. In...

Lock Up The Police
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center of the poster is a stylized image of police officers jumping out of a department truck. Above the image is "Make The Streets Safe" and...

Oppose the New Berkeley Jail
1998

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "protest march / and / theater spectacle / to". Centered on the post is a box with a white background and black text on the top and a...

1976 - What are we celebrating?
c. 1976

Poster consists of black and red print on white paper. Text across the top reads "What Betsy Ross did as an act of Freedom / is now being done behind bars by women in prison / 1976 - What are we...

Stop the FBI Witch Hunt!
1988 - 2010

Poster is made of 2 11x 17 sheets of white paper pasted together horizontally. Poster is printed with text and images in black. The top edge of the poster has the text: "Stop the FBI Witch Hunt...

Stop the FBI Witch Hunt!
1988 - 2010

Poster is made of 2 11x 17 sheets of white paper pasted together horizontally. Poster is printed with text and images in black. The top edge of the poster has the text: "Stop the FBI Witch Hunt...

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