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DESIGNER UNKNOWN
240
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“YOU CAN BEATTHE A - BOMB.”
1950.
41x27
1
/
2
inches, 104x70 cm.
Condition B / B-: tears and repaired tears at
edges, some affecting image; losses, restored losses
and restoration along vertical and horizontal
folds and at edges; creases, abrasions, staining
and restored pin holes in margins and image.
A 19 minute production released by RKO in the
midst of the Cold War “Produced in the dawn of
the atomic era . . . it is a fascinating mix of
conventional civil defense, interesting characters,
and soap style drama. Created in 1950, the film
conveys a wide array of atomic advice acted out
from the vantage point two families’ nuclear
experiences.” (
/
civildefensefilms.htm) In fact, the film is less
about how to beat the bomb and more about
“how to properly handle radiation overdoses.”
In retrospect, the April 16, 1982 issue of the
New York Times
called it “terribly deceitful or
astonishingly naive” (April 16, 1982).
[700/1,000]
DESIGNER UNKNOWN
241
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WOULD YOU BUY A USED CAR
FROM THIS MAN? / RICHARD NIXON.
1960.
41
3
/
4
x29 inches, 106x73
3
/
4
cm.
Condition B+: abrasions, restoration and
staining in margins and image; repaired pin
holes in corners.
A Democratic campaign poster from Nixon’s
first failed presidential run in 1960 against
John F. Kennedy. This phrase entered the
national vernacular. It was reused in 1969 prior
to a large peace march on Washington, D.C.
with a slight twist, “Would you buy a used war
from this man?”
[600/900]
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