124
125
BEN SHAHN (1898-1969)
124 • WARNING! INFLATION MEANS DEPRESSION. 1946.
40x27 inches, 103x68 cm. L. I. P. & B. A., New York.
Condition B+: minor discoloration along vertical and horizontal folds. Signed in pencil by the artist, and
with the artist’s red chop mark. Mounted to board. Framed.
This poster is based on a photograph Shahn took during the 1930s while traveling through Arkansas
“of a farmer, whose seeming integrity and strength greatly impressed Shahn” (Prescott p. 132). It is a
troubling image of a working man faced with the Great Depression, yet with a bright, yellow solu-
tion:, “Register - Vote” Prescott 156.
[1,000/1,500]
DAVID CAMPION (DATES UNKNOWN)
125 • SUPERBUG. 1973.
35
3
/
4
x24 inches, 90
3
/
4
x61 cm. Waterbug Workshop, Boston.
Condition B+: repaired tears and abrasions at edges; creases in image; pin-holes in corners. Paper.
[400/600]