San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) (https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en). The rights-holder is Rachael Romero - please contact SCRC for more information.

Preferred citation:

San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
San Francisco Poster Brigade and Romero, Rachael, 1953-
Abstract:
The collection contains poster art created by Rachael Romero, most as part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade in the 1970s and early 1980s. The posters measure from 14.5 x 11 inches to 22 x 18 inches.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

San Francisco Poster Brigade poster collection, C0282, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes poster artwork done by artist Rachael Romero in the 1970s and early 1980s, most as part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade. The subjects include worker and labor struggles, international conflict, and advertisements for art festivals. The international subjects include South Africa apartheid, fascism in Chile, and political prisoners in Spain. The posters measure from 14.5 x 11 inches to 22 x 18 inches.

Posters with an asterisk (*) were not a part of the San Francisco Poster Brigade.

Biographical / historical:

The San Francisco Poster Brigade, originally called the Wilfred Owen Brigade, was co-founded by artist Rachael Romero in the San Francisco Bay area in 1975. In 1980 they began the Internationalist Art Show: Anti WW3, a mail-art phenomenon in San Francisco. The show became a festival of art, poetry, dance and performance, travelling to Los Angeles, Tucson, New York City and back to San Francisco until 1982.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in 2015 from Leon Klayman.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Jessica Lynn in January 2016. EAD markup completed by Jessica Lynn in 2016. Finding aid updated by Liz Beckman in April 2021. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in November 2024.

Arrangement:

This is a single folder collection.

Physical location:
MC 11.2
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Political posters
Art
Political posters