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WSEU Strike Poster
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Hand-drawn poster for the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU), Local 171 and Local 2412, announcing "People vs State on Strike". Illustration depicts a smiling individual with paper money overflowing his pockets (representing the State of Wisconsin), holding a crying child (representing the union workers) in tattered clothing, by the neck.
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Madison Tenant Union
1975
Poster for the Madison Tenant Union, an organization created for tenants to improve housing conditions and offer guidance with tenant grievances against landlords. Illustration includes a depictio...
Wisconsin Union Galleries Exhibition Poster
November 26, 1970
Exhibition poster for the 36th Wisconsin Salon of Art Prints and Drawings. The exhibition was held in the Wisconsin Union Galleries inside the Memorial Union, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Fight Madison Gas and Electric Rate Increase
Graphic depiction of the MG&E plant showing stacks releasing smoke into the air. Text reads "FIGHT! the MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC rate increase".
Focal Point Gallery Previews
1975
Composited silk screen images including seashells, flowers, rock formation, rolling pins and a human skull. Poster is promoting the work of Tom Hunt and Tim High at the Focal Point Gallery located ...
Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" Poster
April 1972
Poster advertising for a performance of Samuel Beckett's play "Endgame" at University of Wisconsin Madison's-Union South theater. Features a crude drawing of a smiling girl's face.
"Poetry Reading"
November 1970
A poster advertising a poetry reading in the Old Madison room in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The poet is Cid Corman, publisher of the literary magazine Origins...
