Object Details
Designer
Lincoln Cushing, American, b. Cuba, 1953
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Majority of poster on green ground with horizontal bands of yellow at top and bottom, thin horizontal red framing lines at top and bottom. At center, illustration of a white skull wearing green aviator sunglasses that reflect a black map of the continent of Africa in each eye. Surrounding the base of the skull is a necklace with different charms including bullets, diamonds, gold coins, a heart, and the Statue of Liberty. Printed text above and below.
Credit Line
Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs
Date
1986
Accession Number
1993-53-28
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
42.8 x 28 cm (16 7/8 x 11 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1993-53-28