Something anonymous for this August weekend

Taken from The Art of Lettering by Albert Kapr (1983), K.G.Saur, Munchen – English translation from the original first published 1971. The design is attributed to a US graphic artist. The date on the man’s helmet is June 23, 1967. Anyone have a clue what this poster is about?


3 responses to “Something anonymous for this August weekend”

  1. Strong design, but very happy to have missed the event!

  2. Hiram T. Funbun Avatar

    The poster relates to the June 23, 1967 LAPD attack against anti-Vietnam protesters in Century City (Los Angeles). It was a violent attack on peaceful protesters, many of whom were middle- and upper-middle-class professional people (as opposed to the students and hippies who usually made up the majority of people at such events), which made it front page news for a few weeks. Here’s a useful link: http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/23/local/la-me-abcarian-war-protest-20130623

    Now: does *anyone* know who the artist was?

    1. Very much appreciate that Hiram – and thanks for reading my blog. John

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