WITCH HUNTERS WOMAN HATERS.
San Francisco: Red Pepper Posters, 1977. 1st Printing. Broadside, blue background. 24 lines of gold text after the title, beginning: "the medieval executioners tortured and murdered twelve million women. The witch hunters still torture and murder women: through rape, the enforecement of heterosexuality and tyranny over lesbians, sexual surgery, psychiatry, imprisonment of the family, and wife-beating. They destroy the witch in all women... The witch hunters cripple and kill because they are terrified of women." Two silkscreened images: one apparent female [distressed], one male [fairly predatory visage]. 24" x 18-1/8". Signs of use & having been posted, creases [notably in the upper left corner]. An Abt VG copy of this uncommon survivor. Item #52235
Barbara Morgan "was a University of Chicago alumna, liberal activist, photographer, and feminist historian throughout the 1970s and1980s. She participated in several activist groups, including the Women’s Radical Action Project and the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union. In 1973, she co-founded the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective, and Morgan remained part of this group until 1976, when she moved to San Francisco and founded Red Pepper Posters." [uchicago website].
"Red Pepper Posters was a collective known for its bold, politically engaged posters addressing issues such as labor rights, anti nuclear activism, women’s liberation, and solidarity with global movements. Morgan's artwork often combined striking imagery with powerful slogans, reflecting her commitment to both art and social change.
In the context of San Francisco’s vibrant arts and protest scene, Red Pepper Posters became a repository and platform for such work. Today, Red Pepper Posters is recognized not only as a historical archive but also as a living part of San Francisco’s cultural memory. Its materials are featured in exhibitions like Radical Posters: Women’s Graphics Collectives, which highlights the intersection of art, activism, and community organizing in the Bay Area." [gendersexuality website, uchicago].
Not found on OCLC.
Price: $750.00