Cataloging more than 250 Years of Resistance in America Colonial America One of the earliest known American political cartoons, from 1754, this drawing by Benjamin Franklin was designed to encourage the disparate colonies to unite during the French and Indian War. Franklin understood the principle of designing for impact and persuasion: Use as few words as possible and pair them with a graphic image. Civil Rights A perfect example of the starkness of the message supported and amplified by the starkness of the design, signs like this one were carried during the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, when they were fighting for the right to unionize. The Vietnam War An entry in Avant Garde's No More War poster contest, the design by Joe Simboli (1968) combined the dove of peace with a multiracial open hand. The Women's March Hillary Clinton didn't flinch when Trump called her a 'nasty woman,' but women across America sure did. It became both an identity and a rallying cry for solidarity across the United States, and, not surprisingly, was featured prominently at the Women's March in Washington, DC. The Evolution of an Icon The iconic Rosie poster was actually created for internal use at Westinghouse as an inspirational image to boost employee morale, and for decades the only people who saw it were Westinghouse workers during a two-week period in 1943. The Evolution of an Icon In this poster, designed by Robert Valadez in 2009, Rosita is combined with another fictional pre-feminist archetype named La Adelita, who represents all the women who participated in the Mexican Revolution. The Evolution of an Icon This version, created by Micah Wright in 2012, brought attention to a different reading of Rosie's gesture of strength. The Evolution of an Icon One of the more celebrated New Yorker covers in recent history, Abigail Gray Swartz's drawing depicted an African American Rosie the Riveter wearing not the famous scarf but the iconic pink pussy hat that has come to symbolize women's resistance in the Trump era. With her nod to equality and diversity, this Rosie represented the new wave of American feminism. Black Lives Matter One Million Hoodies March Young demonstrators at the 'One Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin' in Minnesota represent the fear of all African Americans, after the innocent, hoodie-wearing seventeen-year-old was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. Hands Up, Don't Shoot 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' became a rallying cry after Michael Brown was shot six times, twice in the head, by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Allegedly, these were Brown's final words. Here, Andre Carrilho reimagines a shot-up target-practice silhouette with its hands up. I Can't Breathe Eric Garner was killed by a choke hold during a routine arrest for selling loose cigarettes. During his last moments, caught on video, he told police, 'I can't breathe' eleven times and the words became an anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. After a grand jury declined to indict Garner's killer, protests were held all over the country, including this one on Hollywood Boulevard. Tools of the Resistance Memes Memes are the new posters--only they reach a lot more people a lot faster. This image by Mike Wellins brilliant imagined the Founding Father's response to President Trump. Merchandise The bright red 'Make America Great Again' hat was one of the greatest pieces of campaign propaganda ever. But the parodies were even better. Political Cartoons Artists used the weapons at their disposal to articulate what it felt like to watch a self-professed sexual predator become the most powerful man in the world. In this drawing, created for Rolling Stone magazine by Victor Juhasz, the president is groping a terrified Lady Liberty. Parody Since the fall of 2016, Alec Baldwin's portrayal of the president on Saturday Night Live has enraged Trump and delighted America. Taking it one step further, Baldwin cowrote a satirical memoir in the voice of Trump (called You Can't Spell America Without Me) and it included this portrait of the book's hero in "Generalissimo" costume, looking like a Third World dictator.
✔ Author(s): Bonnie Siegler
✔ Title: Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (124 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1579658660
✔ ISBN-13: 9781579658663
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Signs of Resistance by Bonnie Siegler
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The world created in this book was unlike anything I've ever encountered. The author's imagination knows no bounds, and I was completely mesmerized by the fantastical setting.
Sydney Richardson
This book is a treasure trove of knowledge and wisdom. The insights offered by the characters and their experiences have left a lasting impression on me.
Violet Tyler
This is a book I'll cherish and recommend to everyone. It touched my soul and made me reflect on life's profound mysteries.
