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Lot 95
Sale 5184 - Books and Manuscripts
Sep 21, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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[Posters] Jackson, B(illy).M(orrow). Complete Set of 8 "Protest Drawing" Posters
1964. Group of 8 original off-set color and black and white lithographic posters. Comprising: Black Man With Sign Board; Merry Kristmas and Philadelphia; Stars and Bars; The Infernal Triangle; The Prometheus Ballot; The Right Society; The Sovereign Scarecrow; and The Tattooed Man. Each measuring 29 x 22 1/2 in. (737 x 571 mm). Condition varies, with scattered minor wear; some with small tape stains.
A rare and complete set of Billy Morrow Jackson's (1926-2006) "Protest Drawings," posters, made as a fundraising project for civil rights organizations like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement.