poster - international solidarity - "free all political prisoners"

About the Exhibition

International Solidarity: Highlights from the Ken Lawrence Collection

Jan. 27, 2020 — May 8, 2020
Sidewater Commons, Pattee Library, Penn State University

Curated by Benjamin Mitchell

International Solidarity explores the visual culture of political protest in the late 20th-century. In particular, the exhibition focuses on posters made by citizens or governments of one country in solidarity with the issues of another country. The objective of the exhibition is to provoke thought about international solidarity in our own time. Many of the issues referenced in the posters and pins on display, including human and civil rights, immigration, and independence movements, are still of concern to many today. The poster and buttons on display are facsimiles of originals that are almost all from the Ken Lawrence Collection in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library.

Benjamin Mitchell is a Senior at University Park working on a dual degree in Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Art History. This exhibition is a collaborative effort between Special Collections and The Search Bar, where Benjamin works as a Peer Research Consultant. After graduation this spring, he plans to pursue an advanced degree in Library Science with a focus in Special Collections.

Digitization team from Preservation, Conservation, and Digitization: Wendy Adam, Michael Hoyt, Bethann Rea

Pamphlet Design: Maggie Welch, 2018-2020 Stelts-Filippelli Intern in Special Collections

Questions? Contact Clara Drummond, Curator and Exhibitions Coordinator, cjd86@psu.edu