April 17, 2024
RARE Vintage 1969 Original JASPER JOHNS, "MORATORIUM" Anti-Vietnam Poster
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RARE Vintage1969 Original JASPER JOHNS, "MORATORIUM" Anti-Vietnam Poster In 1969 a network of antiwar activists across the US planned the National Vietnam Moratorium, a nationwide coordinated protest against the war on Vietnam. Activist and student groups set Wednesday October 5th, 1969 as the target date for mass demonstrations. The Leo Castelli Gallery of Los Angeles commissioned Jasper Johns to create a poster for the Moratorium. The artist was famous for his pop art renditions of the American flag -works that were celebrations of patriotism equally enjoyed by all citizens. But his poster for the Moratorium was a departure from his red, white, and blue paintings.Johns painted a toxic flag, a national symbol poisoned by war. Johns’ flag was painted black, with sickly green stripes and a nauseating orange field filled with blackened stars. In the center of the painted flag was a single white dot – representing a bullet hole. The design was the perfect banner for an ailing America in the throes of an unpopular war.But was Johns’ painting all that it seemed? If you look deeper into Johns’ flag, it shows it’s true colors. Stare at the flag for about 30 seconds. Really focus on it. Don’t blink. If it helps, fix your eyes on the white dot in the middle. (Remember, don’t blink!) After 30 seconds, close your eyes. Then look look at a white
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