Printed by
RPM Print Co-Op, American, active 1970s
Subject of
Attica Correctional Facility, founded 1931
Date
December 1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A poster advertising two upcoming events in support of inmates indicted for the Attica prison uprising, a fundraising dinner and a speaking engagement with two of the indicted inmates. The poster is printed in red and black text on an offwhite background. At the top, red text reads [FREE the INDICTED ATTICA INMATES! / Support the Brothers' Demands. / 1. Drop the Charges. / 2. Indict the real criminals. / 3. Implement the 28 demands.] In the center is an image of inmates at the Attica Correctional facility during the riots. It depicts two men, one wearing a cloth over his head and sunglasses, both arms raised in the air with clenched fists. Directly behind him is another man wearing a vee- necked shirt, holding his clenched right fist in the air. There is a clenched fist in the foreground. In the background is a large crowd of men, also with raised clenched fists. A long high wall is visible in the distance. At bottom center is the text [SPONSORED BY THE OPEN CENTERS COMMITTEE]. At the bottom left is a small imprint for the RPM Print Co-Op.
Place depicted
Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, Wyoming County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Justice
Law
Prisons
Resistance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.13.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed5ee725-9769-4da2-ad3e-cc30eca748dc

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