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Feminist Protesting Vietnam War
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
social protest works of the Great Depression. Subjects included industrial strikes and incidents of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
untitled ( Civil Rights )
By Philip Evergood
Located in Miami, FL
of social protest. In 1923, he studied at the Art Students League under George Luks, where he began
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bob Marley 40th 1 Soul Rebel Signed & Numbered Letterpress OBEY Shepard Fairey
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
embodied many of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more palatable to
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Screen
20th Century Venice Painting Tempera on Canvas by Armando Santi
Located in Milan, IT
, in the midst of social protests, he creates strong compositions, like malnourished children, of a raw
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Erinnerungen an einen Mord
By Curt Stenvert
Located in Wien, 9
thoughts of student unrest, social protests and anti-war activism into his works on a formal level.
source
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Glass, Plastic
Romanticism is Ageless
By Curt Stenvert
Located in Wien, 9
thoughts of student unrest, social protests and anti-war activism into his works on a formal level.
source
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Bob Marley 40th Confrontation Signed & Numbered Letterpress OBEY Shepard Fairey
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
boldly embodied many of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Screen
William Gropper WPA Artist Watercolor in Grisaille, circa 1932- “Uprooted”
By William Gropper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
some of the most gripping social protest works of the Great Depression. He was born to a poor immigrant
Category
Vintage 1930s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Raphel Soyer Dancers Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Lithograph on Paper 1954
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of his contemporaries. Throughout his
Category
Vintage 1950s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 19 in W 14.75 in D 1 in
Raphel Soyer Boy & Girl Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Lithograph on Paper '54
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
the human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of his contemporaries. Throughout
Category
Vintage 1950s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 19.75 in W 14.75 in D 1 in
Trente-Troisiéme Situation Humaine: Etre un Intellectuel en possession d'un Dict
By Curt Stenvert
Located in Wien, 9
translated his impressions and thoughts of student unrest, social protests and anti-war activism into his
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood
William Gropper Important New York Artist and Caricaturist Painting, "Mug-Wump"
By William Gropper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
most gripping social protest works of the Great Depression.
Subjects included industrial strikes
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
Street Scene WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Modern Coin Tower California SF
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
1930s and worked for the Federal Arts Project, WPA, in the expressive, social protest-style of Diego
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Raphel Soyer Seated Girl Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Original Oil Painting
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
poignant vision of the human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of his
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 33 in W 39.75 in D 1.5 in
Body of Woman - Sculpture by Fabrizio Savi - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
young with sculpture, dealing with themes of social protest. It will be the years of the Academy of Fine
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
H 14.97 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Statue of a Woman - Bronze Sculpture by Fabrizio Savi - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
measures himself very young with sculpture, dealing with themes of social protest. It will be the years of
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 16.93 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Raphel Soyer Lovers Signed Vintage Modern Figurative Original Oil Painting
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
during the Depression reveal more of a poignant vision of the human condition than the art of social
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 28.5 in W 32.25 in D 1.75 in
Couleur additive Serie 7
By Carlos Cruz-Diez
Located in PARIS, FR
he quit producing figurative social protest painting and returned to Venezuela, where he opened the
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
Couleur additive Serie 14
Located in PARIS, FR
he quit producing figurative social protest painting and returned to Venezuela, where he opened the
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
Statue of a Woman - Bronze Sculpture by Fabrizio Savi - 2012
Located in Roma, IT
themes of social protest. It will be the years of the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, in which he will
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 17.72 in W 5.52 in D 3.94 in
NURSING MOTHER SEATED Signed Lithograph, Portrait Drawing, Baby Breastfeeding
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
more of a poignant vision of the human condition than the art of social protest popular with many of
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NURSING MOTHER SEATED Signed Lithograph, Woman Breastfeeding Baby, Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
the art of social protest popular with many of his contemporaries. Throughout his life Soyer painted
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Shepard Fairey - Obey Giant - Confrontation - Letterpress - Urban Street Art
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Asheville, NC
of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more palatable to my
Category
2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Spray Paint, Color, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, ...
Shepard Fairey - Obey Giant - Lively Up Youself - Letterpress - Street Art
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Asheville, NC
boldly embodied many of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more
Category
2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Spray Paint, Color, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, ...
Shepard Fairey - Obey Giant - Soul Rebel - Letterpress - Graffiti Street Art
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Asheville, NC
of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more palatable to my
Category
2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Stencil, Spray Paint, Color, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, ...
Tomi Ungerer Evergreen Review poster, 1967 (protest posters)
By Tomi Ungerer
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Tomi Ungerer, Vietnam protest poster, Evergreen Review, 1967:
Grove Press
Category
1960s American Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Friedl Dzubas New York Artist
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Terminal Patient Bird Cover
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Burt Lancaster, Vintage 1973 Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests
Category
1970s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
World Champions Mets Parade - October 1969
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lower Manhattan Parade - Mets Championship '69
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photgraph Richard Nixon
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gordon Parks, Alan King and Genevieve Young Vintage Silver Gelatin photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
movement, it's off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, Woodstock, agitators and social protests
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
George Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing
By George Frederic Watts
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
.’ Satan was a moral and, by association with Job, social protest against greed and the tyranny of the rich
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
George Frederic WattsGeorge Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing
H 10.63 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
John Cage, 1977, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1970s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Supporters of George McGovern for President
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Nixon Meets the Press, Republican Convention Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1936 Lithograph Interregnum Street Riot Protest Small Edition Weimar Germany
By George Grosz
Located in Surfside, FL
, the artists influenced by his work included the social realists Ben Shahn and William Gropper.
Category
1930s Modern Interior Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Woman on Bus, Washington Protest, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Greenwich Village New York
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Pres. Jimmy Carter, March 29, 1976
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
SECOND GENERATION Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Protest
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
figures marching in protest across the lower portion of this striking composition by Elizabeth Catlett
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
Referencing immigrants and the disabled. Social commentary conceptual artwork.
Provenance
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
(with Joseph Kosuth and Ian Burn) and picketed the Museum of Modern Art to protest its lack of inclusion
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Conceptual Contemporary Art Color Photograph, Social Commentary
By Carole Conde & Karl Beveridge
Located in Surfside, FL
(with Joseph Kosuth and Ian Burn) and picketed the Museum of Modern Art to protest its lack of inclusion
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Tibor de Nagy Portrait Photo NYC Gallery
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo
By Fred W. McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
artist
Bio
Throughout his life, William Gropper used his artistic talents to protest social injustice
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism
By Robert Gwathmey
Located in New York, NY
, protesting against its rejection of representational art. He remained dedicated to the figural tradition
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Brazilian Actress Sonia Braga
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Don King Boxing Promoter
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, agitators and social protests.
Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958
Category
1990s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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