Images(2)

Sign, Picket

Object number2021.23.3

Designer Larkin Werner

Designer art:product

Datec. 2006

MediumPaper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Scott Noxon

DescriptionTwo-sided rectangular paper protest sign or poster. Heavy white paper. One side has black and white printed photograph of man's head with red printed "hand-drawn" Mickey Mouse ears/cap, whiskers, and buck teeth; black band across hat has man's nickname; red band at bottom has man's salary; right margin at center has protest message. Other side has black and white illustration of a masked wrestler with microphone in proper right hand jumping over a crowd/parade of people, disembodied ears, and an elephant; event information in top right quadrant and bottom third of sign.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 24 × 18 × 0.031 in. (61 × 45.7 × 0.1 cm)
InscriptionsOne side has white printed text at top "RICKY RAT", white printed text at bottom "$165,200/YEAR", and red and black printed text at right center "Rick Santorum / doesn't give a / damn about / working / Americans. / THREE PAY / RAISES FOR HIM / - NO LIVING / WAGE FOR US."

Other side has red and white printed text in top right quadrant "IT'S / YOUR / SPOKEN / WORD / AGAINST / HIS", black printed text on the elephant's flag "RICK 2007", and red and black printed text on bottom third "SLAMtorum / SLAM POETRY AS A POLITICAL WEAPON / SLAMTORUM IS A POETRY & SPOKEN WORD SERIES WITH A DISTINCTLY ANTI-SENATOR RICK SANTORUM VIBE / WE'RE TAKING HIM TO THE MAT ONE SLAM AT A TIME / WE'RE COMING TO YOUR CITY IN OCTOBER 2006 / PITTSBURGH PHILLY ERIE SCRANTON/WILKES BARRE STATE COLLEGE / FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO GET INVOLVED VISIT WWW.SLAMTORUM.COM".
MarksOne side has white and black text along bottom edge at left "the / league / of / young / voters / [Statue of Liberty holding a baseball bat] / Paid for by The League of Young Voter's PAC, 226 West 135 St., NY, NY 10030. Not paid for by any candidate or candidate's committee. / AFL-CIO/CLC / UNION USW LABEL / LOCAL 3403 / Design: Larkin Werner" and red text in bottom right "[cat with rat in mouth] / Let's get the rats out of office."

Other side has black text printed in bottom left corner including Union label "AFL-CIO/CLC / UNION USW LABEL / LOCAL 3403" and "POSTER DESIGN BY / art:product".

Related person Richard John Santorum (born 1958)

Related institution The League of Young Voters

Related institution United Steelworkers of America

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