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Protest! - A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics (Hardcover) Loot Price: R845
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Protest! - A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics (Hardcover): Liz McQuiston

Protest! - A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics (Hardcover)

Liz McQuiston

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Discover the power and impact of protest art with this authoritative, richly illustrated history of social and political protest graphics from around the world. Expertly written and unique in its scope, this extraordinary book features hundreds of the best examples of posters, prints, murals, graffiti, political cartoons and other endlessly inventive graphic forms that have been used in political protest throughout history and to the present. Spanning continents and centuries, Protest! documents the vital role of the visual arts in calling for freedom and change. It examines how graphics have been used to highlight injustice, protest wars, satirize authority figures, demand equal rights and fight for an end to discrimination. An astounding emotional visual exploration which includes: Hogarth's Gin Lane, Goya's Disasters of War, Thomas Nast's political caricatures, French and British comics, postcards from the women's suffrage movement, satirical anti-fascist magazines , 'Ban the Bomb' demonstrations, clothing of the 1960s counterculture, Cuban revolutionary poster art, the anti-apartheid illustrated book How to Commit Suicide in South Africa, the "Silence=Death" emblem from the AIDS crisis, The Last Whole Earth Catalog, anti-corporate advertising campaigns, Stonewall posters and postcards, murals created during the Arab Spring, electronic graphics from Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution, posters created for the Women's March, the Trump Baby inflatable blimp, the magazine Charlie Hebdo, Black Lives Matter posters and flags.

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Imprint: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2019
Authors: Liz McQuiston
Dimensions: 290 x 235 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-4129-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Graphic design
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Prints & printmaking > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 0-7112-4129-5
Barcode: 9780711241299

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