About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Peter Brandt in 1969 for the Art Workers Coalition. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: Following the shocking disclosure that American soldiers under the command of Lt. William Calley massacred Vietnamese women and children in the remote village of My Lai, the Art Workers Coalition, a collaborative of antiwar activists, published one of the most memorable posters of the Vietnam era. Originally to be funded by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, that institution backed out in the face of controversy. The remarkable documentary photograph showing fresh civilian corpses was printed on cheap paper and sniped (or illegally hung) on walls and hoardings throughout the United States in an effort to reveal the atrocities being committed by American troops. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.110)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.
