Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America

by Bonnie Siegler

Overview

“Clever images of dissent are not a recent phenomenon in the United States. . . . [Signs of Resistance is] visually fascinating. . . . [and] there is bigly wit here, too.”
—The Washington Post

In hundreds of iconic, smart, angry, clever, unforgettable images, Signs of Resistance chronicles what truly makes America great: citizens unafraid of speaking truth to power.

Two hundred and forty images—from British rule and women’s suffrage to the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War; from women’s equality and Black Lives Matter to the actions of our forty-fifth president and the Women’s March—offer an inspiring, optimistic, and visually galvanizing history lesson about the power people have when they take to the streets and stand up for what’s right.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781579658663
Publisher:	Artisan
Publication date:	02/13/2018
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,019,314
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Bonnie Siegler, voted one of the fifty most influential designers working today by Graphic Design USA, founded and runs the award-winning design studio Eight and a Half. She is best known for her design work for Saturday Night Live, the Criterion Collection, HBO, Late Night with Seth Meyers, StoryCorps, Participant Media, and Newsweek. Most recently, she was the creative director of the Trump parody memoir You Can’t Spell America Without Me by Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen and created the main title sequence for Will & Grace. She has taught at the graduate level for many years at the School of Visual Arts and Yale University, conducted workshops at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design, and judged design competitions all over the place. She is the author of Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America and Dear Client: This Book Will Teach You How to Get What You Want from Creative People. She is married to experimental filmmaker Jeff Scher, and they have two wonderful children, Buster and Oscar.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Chapter 1 The Early Years America First 1

Chapter 2 Immigrants We Get the Job Done 11

Chapter 3 Suffrage and Yet She Persisted 23

Chapter 4 American Icons Uncle Sam & Rosie the Riveter 35

Chapter 5 Civil Rights I Have a Dream 55

Chapter 6 Vietnam Hell No, We Won't Go 79

Chapter 7 Women's Equality Reclaiming Our Time 119

Chapter 8 AIDS Silence = Death 131

Chapter 9 The Bushes Oil Wars 145

Chapter 10 Black Lives Matter Don't Shoot 155

Chapter 11 Trump Make America Protest Again 165

Chapter 12 The Resistance Don't Give Up Now 211

Credits 225

Acknowledgments 228

Editorial Reviews

Clever images of dissent are not a recent phenomenon in the United States. . . . [Signs of Resistance is] visually fascinating. . . . [and] there is bigly wit here, too.”
—The Washington Post
 
“Illuminating. . . . Signs of Resistance includes the work of many movements—woman’s suffrage, civil rights, Black Lives Matter—but the creativity and conviction behind each image are a common thread.”
—Los Angeles Times

“Siegler has a terrific eye. . . . [If you need] a crash course in how quintessentially American it is to protest, read this. And remember that change does not come about quietly.”
—Newark Star-Ledger

“Siegler guides readers through the complex and powerful history of protest in America through the use of iconic symbols.”
—EW.com
 
“When it comes to the history of protest, sassy signs are nothing new. In fact, figuring out how to represent a protest movement with a few snappy words or an incisive image is a crucial component to making a movement work. And when that effort is successful, it can be truly memorable, as shown by . . . the new book Signs of Resistance.”
—Time.com

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