Heading: (Berkeley Political Poster Workshop)
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Title: Over 100 posters from the 1970 Berkeley Political Poster Workshop and an original printing screen
Place Published: Berkeley, CA
Publisher:Berkeley Political Poster Workshop
Date Published: 1970
Description:

Approximately 109 screenprint posters in various colors, printed on various kinds of paper (or cardboard), most on sheets of computer paper with perforated eges. One is blindstamped on a thick piece of clear plastic. Various sizes, generally approximately 56x38 cm (22x15”). Also present is the original screen mesh used to print the ”Unity in Our Love of Man” poster, as well as an original pencil drawing for the design. The mesh, with wooden frame, measures 70x52 cm (27½x20½”).

A remarkable collection of posters from the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop. including the original mesh screen used for printing one of the iconic images, as well an original pencil drawing for the design. In May 1970, students at the University of California, Berkeley, formed the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, which produced hundreds of silkscreen designs. Under the guidance of Malaquias Montoya, a leading figure of the Chicano Art Movement, the workshop was the largest of its kind in a period that witnessed a proliferation of similar groups, especially on Bay Area campuses. Students created vivid and colorful images of resistance in response to tumultuous current events, from Nixon‘s bombing of Cambodia to the Kent State shootings. Multiple copies of each design were produced, though many have been discarded, as they were initially created for political purposes rather than as works of art. Most of the images in this wonderful collection are unique, though duplicates of a small number of the designs may be present.

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Varying degrees of general wear; most with some edgewear, some with mild toning or foxing, occasional closed tears, etc. ; overall, very good or better.