- 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.




