Call to Action: Political Posters for the Current Moment
These works, based on archival material in the Library of Congress, remind me that our freedoms are never assured. We must, each of us, heed present day calls to action that demand we stand up for liberty and equality.
"That Liberty Shall Not Perish," 2026, archival print, 24 in. x 16 in., edition of 5. Based on the poster "That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth - Buy Liberty Bonds Fourth Liberty Loan" by Joseph Pennell, 1918. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Power Fist: Bitter, Adobe Stock
"Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty (Bayard Rustin, 1963)," archival print, 24 in. x 16 in., edition of 5.. Based on the poster "Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty" by Bernard Perlin, 1943, and featuring "Bayard Rustin at News Briefing on the Civil Rights March" by Warren K. Leffler, 1963, and "Contact Sheet, Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.," by Marion S. Trikosko, 1963, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.
"Wake Up, America!," 2026, archival pigment print, 24 in. x 16 in., edition of 5.. Based on the poster "Wake Up, America! Civilization Calls Every Man, Woman and Child!" by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, and featuring Detail View of the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City, New York, by Angelo Rizzuto, 1964, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Anthony Angel Collection.
"That Liberty Shall Not Perish (Trans Power Is Radiant)," 2026, archival print, 24 in. x 16 in., edition of 5. Based on the poster "That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth - Buy Liberty Bonds Fourth Liberty Loan" by Joseph Pennell, 1918. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Power Fist: Bitter, Adobe Stock
"Wake Up, America! (The Arc of the Moral Universe Is a Rainbow)," 2026, archival pigment print, 24 in. x 16 in., edition of 5.. Based on the poster "Wake Up, America! Civilization Calls Every Man, Woman and Child!" by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, and featuring Detail View of the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City, New York, by Angelo Rizzuto, 1964, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Anthony Angel Collection.