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American Political Posters of American Political Posters of the Vietnamthe Vietnam

and Other Erasand Other Eras

ByDavid Cox

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Political PostersPolitical Posters

express feelings and ideas of their creators

can be plain or colorful can be drawings, photos, text, or mixed can be humorous or vicious can depict unpopular ideas, perhaps

unpatriotic to some viewers

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Vietnam PostersVietnam Postersusually dissent from popular politics

usually stress peace and love or are anti-racism, anti-establishment, anti-war, anti-sexism

often imitate older styles

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How are these posters alike?How are these posters alike?

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How are these posters different?How are these posters different?

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How is this poster like the prior two How is this poster like the prior two posters?posters?

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Examine these again…Examine these again…

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Keep these posters in mind…Keep these posters in mind…

Formulate one question you would like to ask the artist of each of these posters.

Explain what answer you think each artist would give based on your perception of each poster.

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Name the era from which these Name the era from which these posters come.posters come.

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What motives can you ascribe to each artist?

How is the Vietnam era poster similar but different from the other two in tone even though the graphic is essentially the same?

Why did the Vietnam era artist choose that graphic? The 9-11 artist?

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Draw your own conclusions…Draw your own conclusions…

Why do some political thinkers choose the poster as their mode of expression?

Why are posters so effective and memorable?

How and why is the Vietnam era poster so different from political posters of other eras?

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What political poster topics have you seen recently? Any? What are they?

Are any of them as inflammatory as Vietnam era posters?

What political topics do you foresee in the near future?