Guide to the San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection C0282
San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection
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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
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speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Jordan Patty
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/).
Permission to publish content from this collection for commercial use is required from the artist, Rachael Romero.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
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.
Arrangement
This is a single folder collection.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds other poster collections with political subject matter including the French Communist Party poster collection and the East German poster collection political series.
Bibliography
Romero, Rachael. 'San Francisco Poster Brigade Archive', sfposterbrigade.org, 2011-2012 (accessed April 16, 2021).
Container List
Posters with an asterisk (*) were not a part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Internationalist Arts FestivalMay 1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Defend Human Rights in Chilecirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Fascism in Chilecirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Freedom for Political Prisonerscirca September 1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Anti-WW31980
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
And the worker, they claim, are content1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Condemn the South African Apartheid Regimecirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Del Monte Profits from Apartheidcirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Maydaycirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Paul Robeson1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Bob Marleycirca 1970s-1980s*
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Iran Daycirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Fight for the International Hotelcirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Resisting War in the 80'sMay 1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Pluck 'em1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Internationalist Art1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Victory to the Freedom Fighters of Southern AfricaJuly 1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Boycott Nestlecirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Anti-WW3March/April 1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Freedom for Political Prisoners in Spaincirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Terrorism1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
The Uprising at Fuente Ovejuna1983*
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Support the Struggle of Australian Aboriginescirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Galeria de la Razacirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Political Poster Show1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Stop Forced Sterilizationcirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
International Hotel StruggleFebruary 1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
International Workers Daycirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Revolucion1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Free Skyhorse and Mohawkcirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
It's Raining in Zimbabwecirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
International Workers Day, May Day1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Internationalist Art Show Anti-WW3July 1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Stop Forced Druggingcirca 1970s-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Pablo Neruda1976*