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Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Postersby Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher
Synopses & ReviewsReview:"This valuable document collects a century of posters designed by labor organizers, for purposes ranging from workplace safety to equal pay for women. As editors Cushing and Drescher note in their introduction, the dearth of scholarship on U.S. labor posters lead them to make little commentary, content 'to indicate the potential for further investigations.' As such, the power of these designs retains a real sense of impact. Some are confrontational, like a Farm Labor Organizing poster featuring a drawing of a Campbell's soup can with a label reading 'Condemned: Cream of Exploitation.' A 1976 poster designed by Barbara Morgan bears the headline 'Your Job is Killing You,' followed by statistics comparing the number of Americans killed on the job with the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. Posters about women workers feature original Rosie the Riveter designs, as well as one stating 'This Dept. Has Gone _____ Days With No Sexual Harassment.' More than 250 images attest to the editors' demand for further study. Even more so, it's simply fascinating viewing that produces a sharp sense of nostalgia for a time when powerful visual art could lead to real change for the victimized." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Cushing, a specialist in Cuban and Chinese poster art, and Drescher,
a specialist in San Francisco murals, collect a representative sample
of labor posters in the US since the early 20th century. The
arrangement is not chronological, but topical, allowing them to
comment on the diverse messages and strategies--artistic and
political--that artists used to get the message out. Among the themes
are dignity and exploitation, health and safety, women, race and
civil rights, solidarity and organizing, strikes and boycotts, heroes
and martyrs, and culture. The first chapter briefly traces the
history of activist graphic media.
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