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1978

  • Work on this object began.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

1998

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

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Poster, Stop the War in Central America

This is a Poster. It is dated ca. 1988 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Karrie Jacobs and Steven Heller. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs.

Its dimensions are

52.3 x 40.3 cm (20 9/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Text of letter: "Dear President Reagan, So called freedom fighters attack schools, health centers and granaries, especially targeting health workers,teachers and missionaries...I condemn you and the U.S. government for initiating and escalating the spirit of genocide and holocaust." From Duncan Bassett Murphy WWII Veteran, currently on hunger strike against aid to the Contras.

Cite this object as

Poster, Stop the War in Central America; USA; lithograph on paper; 52.3 x 40.3 cm (20 9/16 x 15 7/8 in.); Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs; 1993-53-76

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