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Protest! - Liz McQuiston

Protest!

A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics

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Buch | Hardcover
288 Seiten
2019
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-4129-9 (ISBN)
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The best examples of the posters, prints and other graphics that have been used for political protest throughout history and right to the present.
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.

Liz McQuiston has authored a substantial number of books on graphic design-related subjects — her best known mix design and politics, including Graphic Agitation, Suffragettes to She-Devils, and Women in Design. She maintained a graphic design practice for more than twenty years and in education has held teaching and management posts ranging from vocational level to Masters level, including the post of Head of Department of Graphic Art and Design at the Royal College of Art.  

1 Early Developments: The Reformation and Social Comment (1500–1900)
Martin Luther and the Reformation
Jacques Callot: ‘The Miseries of War’
The French Revolution
The Golden Age of British Satire
Francisco Goya: ‘The Disasters of War’
French Satire and Comic Papers
Thomas Nast Targets ‘Boss’ Tweed
 
2 Constructing a New Society (1900-1930)
Posada and Pre-revolutionary Mexico
Votes for Women: The WSPU
Futurism Breaks with the Past
Dadaism and its Graphics
Photomontage and Social Critique
 
3 Fascism, The Cold War and The Bomb (1930-1960)
The Constructivist Style
Ben Shahn and Social Realism
In the Shadow of Fascism
The Spanish Civil War
‘Ban the Bomb’ and CND
The Dawn of Defiance: Civil Rights, Anti-Apartheid
 
4 Redirection and Change (1960–1980)
Cuban Revolutionary Poster Art
Counter-Cultures
Protests Against the Vietnam War
The Civil Rights Movement
Black Power and the Black Panthers
Women’s Liberation: The Second Wave
Gay Liberation and Pride
May ’68 Riots: Atelier Populaire
1970s Youth Rebellion: Punk
The Environmental Movement
International Solidarity
 
5 The AIDS Crisis and Other Global Tensions (1980–2000)
The International Peace Movement
Political Satire: A Rogues’ Gallery
Internal Struggles, Divided Countries
The Anti-Apartheid Movement
Feminism: The Third Wave
The AIDS Crisis
Lesbian and Gay Activism
Pro-Democracy Movements
Anti-War Protests
International Solidarity: Global Struggles
Anti-Globalization
Anti-Corporate Campaigns
Animal Rights
Environmental Concerns
Human Rights, Anti-Racism
 
6 Revolutions and the Demand for Rights (2000–Present)
The War on Terror
2011–14: Years of Revolution
Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution
Russia: Pussy Riot, The Blue Noses
LGBT Issues
Black Lives Matter
Women’s Rights
Eco-Disasters, Eco-Crimes
Political Satire: In Your Face
Human Rights, Social Struggles
 
Introduction
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 400 color photos
Sprache englisch
Maße 235 x 290 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
Kunst / Musik / Theater Malerei / Plastik
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Grafik / Design
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 0-7112-4129-5 / 0711241295
ISBN-13 978-0-7112-4129-9 / 9780711241299
Zustand Neuware
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