Images of Labor Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2000-007
Scope and Content
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.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
10 items (1 folder) : 10 posters
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collections contains 10 posters showcasing original art based on quotations about labor themes.
Physical Location
B2. Filed in large drawers by Pictorial Number.
- Agriculture -- United States
- Arisman, Marshall
- Coe, Sue, 1951-
- Collier, John, 1948-
- Flack, Audrey
- Labor leaders -- United States
- Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
- Parsons, Lucy E. (Lucy Eldine), 1853-1942
- Posters
- Sorel, Edward, 1929-
- Stevens, May
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Working class -- United States
- Working class in art
- Wosk, Miriam, 1947-
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Images of Labor Poster Collection, 1994
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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
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