Historical Memorabilia & Americana
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 448
KUROMIYA, Kiyoshi (1943?2000), designer. FUCK THE DRAFT. Ne...
Estimate: $400 - $600
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KUROMIYA, Kiyoshi (1943?2000), designer. FUCK THE DRAFT. New York: The Dirty Linen Corp., [1968]. Photographic lithograph (29 ? x 20 ??) depicting a young man burning his draft card in a symbolic act of defiance. Designed by famed activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya under the pseudonym Dirty Linen Corp, this poster was distributed via mail order, with suggestions to mail a copy to mothers, and even the White House. Eventually, the FBI arrested Kuromiya for using the US postal service to distribute ?lewd and indecent materials,? but this poster had already made its rounds and secured a place in anti-draft history. Linen backed. A.
