STOP the H Bomb Tests (12 / 128)
limited edition serigraph, hand-numbered in pencil at the lower right side of the image
dimensions: 29 3/4” x 47”
condition: Good; this example has linen backe; creases in the background; edge wear; normal surface wear; band of toning across the bottom of the poster
National Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy
prepared by: Graphic Artists for SANE
Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born American artist, designed the poster as part of a fundraising effort advocating control of nuclear bomb tests.
Graphics Artists for SANE was organized in 1962 with Shahn included as one of its members.
“The red ‘STOP,’ overprinted on the black mask, acts as a barrier between the viewer and the mask, visually suggesting that the evil can be averted.” Prescott 171, Clash of Ideologies, p.144
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keywords: Cold War, thermonuclear weapons, New York City, NY, Provisional Committee, anti-nuclear, peace, anti-war, ART / DESIGN, POLITICAL / PROPAGANDA, War, Serigraph / Silk Screen, Large (43" - 63" based on the largest dimension), $1,001 +
