No Christmas As Usual
Poster
early 1970s (made)
early 1970s (made)
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With its bleak evocation of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, this poster places the war in Vietnam on a par with two of the most atrocious conflicts in modern history. Eternal regiments of white gravestones, marked only by numbers, are combined with a viciously ambiguous caption.
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Title | No Christmas As Usual |
Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | Anonymous colour offset lithograph entitled 'No Christmas As Usual', issued by the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. USA, early 1970s. |
Physical description | Colour offset lithograph entitled 'No Christmas As Usual'. Lettered 'Washington Action Office: 1029 Vermont Avenue, Washington D.C. 20005'. |
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Summary | With its bleak evocation of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, this poster places the war in Vietnam on a par with two of the most atrocious conflicts in modern history. Eternal regiments of white gravestones, marked only by numbers, are combined with a viciously ambiguous caption. |
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Accession number | E.1543-1991 |
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Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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