Political posters
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Black Lives Matter protest posters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049035620]
Identifier: 6216
Abstract
A collection of four Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest posters gathered at BLM protests during 2020. The posters feature images of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Terence Crutcher, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Oscar Grant, Philando Castile, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin. Two of the posters in the collection also relate to LGBTQ+ movements, including a poster stating "All Black Lives Matter" in rainbow lettering and a different poster featuring the transgender pride...
Dates:
2020
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American poster collection
Collection
Identifier: 0580
Scope and Contents
The Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American poster collection consists of posters and prints from Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States acquired by the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. The posters from Argentina and Cuba are mostly related to cinema, including approximately 100 Cuban posters created by the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). However, the collection also holds political...
Dates:
1900 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Heppenstall Company anti-Nazi poster
Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31275058596637]
Identifier: 6268
Abstract
A poster titled "A Nazi is smart... he invents new ways to save time and raw materials. It's you against him." The poster was issued by the Heppenstall Company, Steel Forgings, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The poster measures 62 by 47 centimeters and depicts a Nazi officer looking over plans from a draftsman with a Nazi flag in the background. The poster is undated, but other institutions that hold the poster--including the Hoover Institution Library & Archives and the...
Dates:
1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Korean War collection
Collection
Identifier: 3332
Abstract
The Korean War collection contains Chinese propaganda leaflets printed during the Korean War (1950-1953), restricted Chinese military maps, books of photographs, post-war North Korean propaganda, songs, a photograph album, posters, comic books, and illustrated propaganda created during and shortly after the Korean War. The leaflets in the collection include both propaganda printed in English that Chinese military forces dropped over American lines and also leaflets printed in Chinese...
Dates:
1950 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1953
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
United Nations posters collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053880309]
Identifier: 6013
Abstract
This collection consists of posters on the United Nations, including the series "The Answer to World Problems - A Strong United Nations," no. 1-10. These posters were created and distributed in the United States.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
World War I and World War II periodicals and ephemera collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0367
Abstract
This collection includes pamphlets, booklets, posters, periodicals, and literature regarding the United States involvement and sentiments of World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
Dates:
1914-1970
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
World War I posters collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053880325]
Identifier: 6015
Abstract
This collection consists of World War I posters by American artists Howard Chandler Christy, Gerrit A. Beneker, and Victor Clyde Forsythe.
Dates:
1917 - 1918
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections