Guide to the San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, 1974-1983San Francisco Poster Brigade posters C0282Published by George Mason University Libraries Contact Information:Fenwick Library (2FL) George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA Phone: (703) 993-2220 Fax: (703) 993-8911 Email: speccoll@gmu.edu URL: http://scrc.gmu.edu
Historical InformationThe San Francisco Poster Brigade, originally called the Wilfred Owen Brigade, was co-founded by artist Rachael Romero in the San Francisco Bay area in 1975. In 1980 they began the Internationalist Art Show: Anti WW3, a mail-art phenomenon in San Francisco. The show became a festival of art, poetry, dance and performance, travelling to Los Angeles, Tucson, New York City and back to San Francisco until 1982. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe collection documents poster artwork done by artist Rachael Romero in the 1970s and early 1980s, most as part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade. The subjects include worker and labor struggles, international conflict, and advertisements for art festivals. The international subjects include South Africa apartheid, fascism in Chile, and political prisoners in Spain. The poster measure from 14.5x11 inches to 22x18 inches. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementOrganized by subject. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions. Use RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on personal use. Items in this collection fall under CC BY-NC (non-commercial use). Permission to publish content from this collection for commercial use is required from the artist, Rachael Romero. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSpecial Collections Research Center holds other poster collections with political subject matter including the French Communist Party poster collection and the East German poster collection political series. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
Document Types:Political posters
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationSan Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, #C0282, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationPurchased in 2015 from Leon Klayman. Processing InformationProcessing completed by Jessica Lynn in January 2016. EAD markup completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016. Finding aid updated by Liz Beckman in April 2021. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyReturn to the Table of Contents Contents List
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