American Civil Liberties Union 15th ACLU Liberty Gala Poster
- 1986
- Eric Avery, Hand Signed and noted "A.P."
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23 x 35 inches ~ (58 x 88 cm)$550
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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The Sleep of Reason from Behind Linoleum block print. After Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters), 1799.
Avery writes, “In 1986, I appropriated Goya’s The Sleep of Reason to make a poster for the 15th ACLU Liberty Gala. I imagined myself standing inside Goya’s print, looking out at events (monsters) in 1986.”
One of a number of ACLU posters on the web site.
