Cushing, a specialist in Cuban and Chinese poster art, and Drescher, a specialist in San Francisco murals, collect a representative sample of labor posters in the US since the early 20th
century. The arrangement is not chronological, but topical, allowing them to comment on the diverse messages and strategies--artistic and political--that artists used to get the message out.
Among the themes are dignity and exploitation, health and safety, women, race and civil rights, solidarity and organizing, strikes and boycotts, heroes and martyrs, and culture. The first
chapter briefly traces the history of activist graphic media. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
