San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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2400 Fenwick LibrarySpecial Collections Research CenterFenwick Library MS2FLGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA 22030
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Mieko PalazzoEmail: speccoll@gmu.eduPhone: (703) 993-2220Fax: (703) 993-2669Web: scrc.gmu.edu
- Restrictions:
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There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
- Preferred citation:
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San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 3.0 linear feet (1 folder)
- Creator:
- San Francisco Poster Brigade.
- Abstract:
- The collection documents the work of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970 and early 1980s. The poster measure from 14.5x11 inches to 22x18 inches.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection documents the work of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970 and early 1980s. The subjects include worker and labor struggles, international conflict, and advertisements for art festivals. The international subjects include South Africa apartheid, fascism in Chile, and political prisoners in Spain. The poster measure from 14.5x11 inches to 22x18 inches.
- Biographical / historical:
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The San Francisco Poster Brigade, originally called the Wilfred Owen Brigade, was begun by artist Rachael Romero and Leon Klayman in the San Francisco Bay area in 1975. In 1980 they began the Internationalist Art Show: Anti WW3, a mail-art phenomenon in San Francisco. The show became a festival of art, poetry, dance and performance, travelling to Los Angeles, Tucson, New York City and back to San Francisco until 1982.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in January 2016. EAD markup completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016.
- Arrangement:
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Organized by subject.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Political posters