Guide to the San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, 1974-1982 San Francisco Poster Brigade poster C0282

Guide to the San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, 1974-1982

San Francisco Poster Brigade poster
C0282


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April 7, 2016

Finding aid prepared by Jordan Patty

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Collection Number
C0500
Title
San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection 1974-1982
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/sfpb.html
Physical Characteristics
3.0 linear feet (1 folder)
Creator
San Francisco Poster Brigade.
Language
English
Abstract
The collection documents the work of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970 and early 1980s. The poster measure from 14.5x11 inches to 22x18 inches.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2015.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in January 2016. EAD markup completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016.


Historical Information

The San Francisco Poster Brigade, originally called the Wilfred Owen Brigade, was begun by artist Rachael Romero and Leon Klayman in the San Francisco Bay area in 1975. In 1980 they began the Internationalist Art Show: Anti WW3, a mail-art phenomenon in San Francisco. The show became a festival of art, poetry, dance and performance, travelling to Los Angeles, Tucson, New York City and back to San Francisco until 1982.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the work of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970 and early 1980s. The subjects include worker and labor struggles, international conflict, and advertisements for art festivals. The international subjects include South Africa apartheid, fascism in Chile, and political prisoners in Spain. The poster measure from 14.5x11 inches to 22x18 inches.

Arrangement

Organized by subject.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center holds other poster collections with political subject matter including the French Communist Party poster collection and the East German poster collection political series.

Index Terms

    Document Types:

  • Political posters

Contents List

San Francisco Poster Brigade posters
  • Box: 1
    Internationalist Arts Festival,
    May 1982

  • Box: 1
    Defend Human Right is Chile,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Fascism in Chile,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Freedom for Political Prisoners,
    circa September 1976

  • Box: 1
    Anti-WW3,
    1980

  • Box: 1
    And the worker, they claim, are content,
    1981

  • Box: 1
    Condemn the South African Apartheid Regime,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Del Monte Profits from Apartheid,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Mayday,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Paul Robeson,
    1981

  • Box: 1
    Bob Marley,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Iran Day,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Fight for the International Hotel,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Resisting War in the 80's,
    May 1981

  • Box: 1
    Pluck 'em,
    1980

  • Box: 1
    Internationalist Art,
    1980

  • Box: 1
    Victory to the Freedom Fighters of Southern Africa,
    July 1977

  • Box: 1
    Boycott Nestlé,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Anti-WW3,
    March/April 1981

  • Box: 1
    Freedom for Political Prisoners in Spain,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Terrorism,
    1981

  • Box: 1
    The Uprising at Fuente Ovejuna,
    1983

  • Box: 1
    Support the Struggle of Australian Aborigines,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Galeria de la Raza,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Political Poster Show,
    1977

  • Box: 1
    Stop Forced Sterilization,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    International Hotel Struggle,
    February 1979

  • Box: 1
    International Workers Day,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Revolución,
    1982

  • Box: 1
    Free Skyhorse and Mohawk,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    It's Raining in Zimbabwe,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    International Workers Day, May Day,
    1980

  • Box: 1
    Internationalist Art Show Anti-WW3,
    July 1981

  • Box: 1
    Stop Forced Drugging,
    circa 1970s-1980s

  • Box: 1
    Pablo Neruda,
    1976