Quack! Rare Vintage 1960s Political Satire Poster | Happiest Kid Finds

Quack!,
vintage and rare political satire poster

dimensions: 20" x 30"
date: c.1960s
condition: Fair condition. Silk screen. Tape and stains on the front and back of the margins. Missing paper at the top of the poster and at the bottom left corner. Skinning in the margin. Creases throughout. Some visible cracks in the pigment. This is a well-used poster, a testament to the times it survived.

artist: Steve Sachs
distributed by: Splash posters

Sachs's clever political and protest design parody combines two of history's most well-known images with a modern twist. He called on James Montgomery Flagg's famous recruitment image of Uncle Sam, "I Want You", created in 1917, and then swapped Uncle Sam's face with Scrooge McDuck, smack dab in the center of a fluorescent yellow background with bright red text, claiming Quack! McDuck was a cartoon character created by Carl Barks in 1947 for Disney. The character was the epitome of greed. This image speaks volumes about the lack of Faith in the US government. This sentiment was echoed on university campuses, in the media, and on the streets. The Vietnam War brought about so much anger, fueling protests and mockery of our government.

I suppose you can look at this in one of two ways: Quack is what he says, or Quack is what he is, but it definitely has something to do with those in charge.

Price: $249.99