2010.54.10031

Object number:

2010.54.10031

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children.

Maker:

Akwesasne Notes

Date made:

Circa 1975

Material / Technique:

Screen print on paper

Dimensions:

H: 22.5 in, W: 17.5 in

Credit line:

All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.

Physical description:

Black and white poster

Content description:

This is a black and white poster with a central image of an Indigenous male facing the viewer. The figure has a single feather sticking straight up from his head and two braids in front of his shoulders. The background is blurred and not distinguishable. Large, red text in the upper left reads '"Let us put / our minds / together / and see what / life / we will make / for our / children".'

Concepts:

male; North American Indian; feather

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