Columbia Collective Protest Posters
 

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Creation Date

1970

Description

One of 22 protest posters created by students at Columbia College Chicago who called themselves the "Columbia Collective". They were produced in 1970 as reaction to United States actions at Kent State and the conflicts in Cambodia and Vietnam; some were exhibited in a Chicago, Illinois exhibit, Student Strike Posters. Image text reads "Don't Shoot" appearing across the front shoulders of a figure's face with its mouth open, facing the viewer. Purple background and red ink.

Keywords

student protest, student strike, poster, silk screen, freedom strike, Kent State, Cambodia, Vietnam

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