Poster for Poor People's Campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a Spanish language poster for the Poor People’s Campaign, targeted specifically towards Puerto Ricans. Text at the top of the poster reads "POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN/ PUERTORRIQUENOS MARCHAN/ A Washington en la Campana de los Pobres." Below the text is an image of a man, a fedora hat shadowing his upper face. He holds his right hand in front of his face with his thumb at the corner of his mouth. Under the image is text that reads "En su vecindario, informese con:" In the bottom right corner is text that reads "SABADO/ 8 DE JUNIO/ DE 1968/ Unase a/ La Marcha! / Telefonos: / Dia. 245-0700 ext. 751/ Noche. 874-3090/ Radio City Station/ P.O. Box 54."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Distributed by: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 20 11/16 × 14 3/4 × 7/16 in. (52.6 × 37.4 × 1.1 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Language
• Topic: Poverty
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2015.97.18
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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