George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection
San Francisco Poster Brigade
Romero, Rachael, 1953-
C0282
/repositories/2/resources/560
2 Linear Feet
1 folder
1974-1983
The collection contains poster art created by Rachael Romero, most as part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970s and early 1980s. The posters measure from 14.5 x 11 inches to 22 x 18 inches.
MC 11.2
English
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) (https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en). The rights-holder is Rachael Romero - please contact SCRC for more information.
Preferred Citation
San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2015 from Leon Klayman.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in January 2016. EAD markup completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016. Finding aid updated by Liz Beckman in April 2021. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in November 2024.
Historical Information
The San Francisco Poster Brigade, originally called the Wilfred Owen Brigade, was co-founded by artist Rachael Romero 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.
Scope and Content
This collection includes poster artwork done by artist Rachael Romero in the 1970s and early 1980s, most as part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade. 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 posters measure from 14.5 x 11 inches to 22 x 18 inches.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds other poster collections with political subject matter including the and the .
Arrangement
This is a single folder collection.
Bibliography
Romero, Rachael. 'San Francisco Poster Brigade Archive', sfposterbrigade.org, 2011-2012 (accessed April 16, 2021).
Political posters
Political posters
Art
San Francisco Poster Brigade posters/repositories/2/archival_objects/136588Scope and ContentsPosters with an asterisk (*) were not a part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade.
Internationalist Arts Festival/repositories/2/archival_objects/136589May 19821Defend Human Rights in Chile/repositories/2/archival_objects/136590circa 1970s-1980s1Fascism in Chile/repositories/2/archival_objects/136591circa 1970s-1980s1Freedom for Political Prisoners/repositories/2/archival_objects/136592circa September 19761Anti-WW3/repositories/2/archival_objects/13659319801And the worker, they claim, are content/repositories/2/archival_objects/13659419811Condemn the South African Apartheid Regime/repositories/2/archival_objects/136595circa 1970s-1980s1Del Monte Profits from Apartheid/repositories/2/archival_objects/136596circa 1970s-1980s1Mayday/repositories/2/archival_objects/136597circa 1970s-1980s1Paul Robeson/repositories/2/archival_objects/13659819811Bob Marley/repositories/2/archival_objects/136599circa 1970s-1980s*1Iran Day/repositories/2/archival_objects/136600circa 1970s-1980s1Fight for the International Hotel/repositories/2/archival_objects/136601circa 1970s-1980s1Resisting War in the 80's/repositories/2/archival_objects/136602May 19811Pluck 'em/repositories/2/archival_objects/13660319801Internationalist Art/repositories/2/archival_objects/13660419801Victory to the Freedom Fighters of Southern Africa/repositories/2/archival_objects/136605July 19771Boycott Nestle/repositories/2/archival_objects/136606circa 1970s-1980s1Anti-WW3/repositories/2/archival_objects/136607March/April 19811Freedom for Political Prisoners in Spain/repositories/2/archival_objects/136608circa 1970s-1980s1Terrorism/repositories/2/archival_objects/13660919811The Uprising at Fuente Ovejuna/repositories/2/archival_objects/1366101983*1Support the Struggle of Australian Aborigines/repositories/2/archival_objects/136611circa 1970s-1980s1Galeria de la Raza/repositories/2/archival_objects/136612circa 1970s-1980s1Political Poster Show/repositories/2/archival_objects/13661319771Stop Forced Sterilization/repositories/2/archival_objects/136614circa 1970s-1980s1International Hotel Struggle/repositories/2/archival_objects/136615February 19791International Workers Day/repositories/2/archival_objects/136616circa 1970s-1980s1Revolucion/repositories/2/archival_objects/13661719821Free Skyhorse and Mohawk/repositories/2/archival_objects/136618circa 1970s-1980s1It's Raining in Zimbabwe/repositories/2/archival_objects/136619circa 1970s-1980s1International Workers Day, May Day/repositories/2/archival_objects/13662019801Internationalist Art Show Anti-WW3/repositories/2/archival_objects/136621July 19811Stop Forced Drugging/repositories/2/archival_objects/136622circa 1970s-1980s1Pablo Neruda/repositories/2/archival_objects/1366231976*1