Object number:
2010.54.6352
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
The Occupation of Alcatraz
Maker:
Josh MacPhee
Date made:
2006
Material / Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 17 in, W: 27 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Poster has an image of Alcatraz Island in shades of yellow and orange. In the center is a Native American man with a sign that reads, "Warning Keep off Indian property." Poster reads, "Since 1492 to the present, November 9th, 1969 the Indian people have been held in bondage. Alcatraz is a release from that bondage Jon Trudell "Radio Free Alcatraz"/ The Occupation of Alcatraz/ Celebrate People's History." In the lower left is a statement of what the group will do on Alcatraz.
Concepts:
activism; protest; North American Indian; radio
Places:
Alcatraz Island, California
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