Banner

Object number2012.67.2

Date1966-1969

Mediumplastic; paint, ink, graphite

Credit LineGift of David Hughes

DescriptionProtest banner made of white plasticized fabric-type material.DimensionsHeight x Width: 37.5 × 114.75 in. (95.3 × 291.5 cm)
InscriptionsHand-painted black text "200,000 IN THIEU'S JAILS".

Handwritten text in pencil on top edge "Mr. Pubimatt [?]" and in red marker on backside along left edge "200,000 iN ThiEU'S JAils" [mixture of capital and lower case letters, all same size].
Historical NotesAnti-Vietnam war banner from the late 1960s. The banner was made by brothers David Hughes and Dan Hughes, both active in the anti-war movement in Pittsburgh in the 1960s and 1970s. David became active in the movement during his freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh in 1964/1965. The banner was used in several demonstrations to protest the war.

Related person Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

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