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Jail is just a kind of warehouse for poor people

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cartoon drawing of man holding suitcase with faces of men behind bars For Gallery 345 in New York City. Text in black ink upper margin: Jail is just a kind of warehouse/ for poor people.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Peg Averill, American, 1949 – 1993
Date
1978
Credit Line
Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
56 x 43 cm (22 1/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
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