Object number:
2022.1.1280
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
Defend Affirmative Action
Maker:
Jenny Epstein, Danny Lyon
Date made:
1995
Material / Technique:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 19 in, W: 13 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Gray Scale offset lithograph with orange text.
Content description:
Poster demanding Affirmative Action to stay. Image shows a student with a backpack holding a sign that reads "DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" below the image it reads "photo by Jenny Epstein, 1995" Text below student reads "HOW MANY STEPS BACK WILL WE ALLOW?" A black and white image is besides the text that shows a colored and white drinking fountain and reads "photo by Danny Lyon, 1962 Magnum Photos." The golden text on the left of the poster reads "OPPOSE THE UC REGENT'S DECISION"
Concepts:
affirmative action
Places:
Berkeley, California
Organizations:
University of California
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