Images of Labor posters, 1994
File — Large: Drawers, Folder: PICT 2000-007
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection contains 10 posters showcasing original art based on quotations about labor themes. The quotations date from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1990s, and are from a variety of sources. The posters were designed for an exhibition by 1199's Bread and Roses Cultural Project. The artists are John Collier (based on quotation by Carl Sandburg), Edward Sorel (George Baer), Milton Glaser (Nicola Sacco), Audrey Flack (Sojourner Truth), Miriam Wosk (Roberto Acuna), May Stevens (Lucy Parsons), Sue Coe (a sit-down striker), Jacob Lawrence (SEIU Local 535), Marshall Arisman (A. Philip Randolph), and Anita Siegel (Eugene V. Debs). The posters depict workers, union meetings, labor leaders, agricultural and industrial equipment and products, and images of oppression and poverty.
An accompanying book, Images of Labor, edited by Moe Foner (New York: Pilgrim Press, 1981) is available in the University of New Mexico University Libraries.
An accompanying book, Images of Labor, edited by Moe Foner (New York: Pilgrim Press, 1981) is available in the University of New Mexico University Libraries.
Dates
- 1994
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 items (1 folder) : 10 posters
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu