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A&A Students Demand Equity

Poster
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster refers to a demonstration led by students of the Art and Architecture School at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, for equal access to financial aid. Many students depend on the financial assistance packages offered by their institution in order to complete their studies.
The simple and direct technique of line block printing speaks to the urgent call for solidarity.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA&A Students Demand Equity (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Line block printed in blue ink on newsprint
Brief description
A & A Students Demand Equity in Financial Aid. Poster advertising demonstration at Beinecke Plaza. Blue ink on beige paper. USA, 1969.
Physical description
A & A Students Demand Equity in Financial Aid. Poster advertising demonstration at Beinecke Plaza. Blue ink on beige paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.9cm
  • Width: 45.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A&A/ Students Demand/ Equity/ IN FINANCIAL AID/ SUPPORT/ US/ BE AT BEINECKE PLAZA/ NOON MAY 7 (blue ink)
  • Yale/ 5/6/69 (handwritten in pencil, lower right corner)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Production
posted and distributed at Yale University in 1969
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster refers to a demonstration led by students of the Art and Architecture School at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, for equal access to financial aid. Many students depend on the financial assistance packages offered by their institution in order to complete their studies.
The simple and direct technique of line block printing speaks to the urgent call for solidarity.
Other number
LS.1110 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.318-2004

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Record createdAugust 18, 2004
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