NAPALM BOMBED

New York: The Angry Arts Against the War, 1967. Broadside sticker meant to be posted on walls and other public places, featuring a disturbing black and white photograph of a disfigured child above the bold red headline Napalm Bombed. The Angry Arts Against the War is printed in the lower left corner. The organization formed in New York to protest the war in Vietnam with a week of events which included protest performances by artists, musicians, actors, dancers, filmmakers, writers, and poets. The movement spread to Los Angeles, where this broadside was found. Creative protest activities took place in June and July 1967, including poetry readings, film screenings, theatrical performances, and a sale of the paintings that had been on display at a Peace Tower erected on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. In Philadelphia, the Angry Arts hosted a Napalm Poetry Read-In. Images of napalm-bombed women and children were shown on a large screen while a collection of poets read news reports and poems about the impact of U.S. bombing raids in Vietnam.

The brown paper backing of the 9" x 13" sticker is still affixed. There is some creasing, including a prominent horizontal fold, with a bit of mild toning and edgewear. A scarce survivor, OCLC locates no holdings of this ephemeral piece.