Vintage 1967 anti war poster by William Weege

Description

In the late 60’s William Weege was very active making collage-based prints, most of them of a bold and provocative political nature, often using highly experimental means. The best known of these was a 25-piece portfolio titled Peace is Patriotic, from 1967, which utilized a range of different papers and combinations of serigraphy and offset printing. At the time, eight images from the portfolio were licensed by The Print Mint which ultimately disseminated them as posters to all corners of the American anti-war, underground, and counterculture; any good hippy household had one of them on its wall. Comprised of Dada-like collages, incorporating text and images from popular culture, some of it graphically sexual or violent or medical, the portfolio included one print titled “Impeach Johnson,” which Weege repurposed three years later, its text altered to read “Impeach Nixon,” when he participated in the Smithsonian’s “Experimental Printmaking Workshop” at the notorious 1970 Venice Biennale.
The poster measures 19” x 25” and is printed on matte paper stock.