Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog number |
P0598 |
Artist |
Sorel, Edward |
Title |
STOP THEM! |
Date |
1971 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Description |
An American anti-Vietnam War poster "STOP THEM! they can't stop themselves" produced in 1971 by artist Edward Sorel (b. 1929). President Nixon is depicted as a Napoleon-like figure. He is flanked by former Vice President and presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, and United States National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The maniacal Napoleon-Nixon is placing symbols of bombs on the map. The text below the image reads "STOP THEM! they can't stop themselves" |
Medium/Material |
Offset lithograph on paper |
Dimensions |
H-20.5 W-18 inches |
Exhibition and Publication History |
POSTERS AS HISTORY TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES, Vietnam anti-war protest posters from the Godwin-Ternbach Museum Collection, GTM, Queens College, November 12 – December 21, 2012 |
Culture |
American |