Inventory of the Nancy Cheser Posters, 1970-1971

Abstract

Photographer in Naples, Florida. Cheser is an artist, activist and former member of the Boston Women's Graphics Collective active during the women's movement of the late 1960s and 1970s.

Four silk screen posters created by a group of women, including Cheser, at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1970-1971.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Cheser, Nancy.
Title: Nancy Cheser Posters, 1970-1971
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.0 Linear Feet, 4 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Four silk screened posters, each with different designs and topics: Repeal Abortion Laws; the Boston Women's Graphic Collective; advertising a benefit sponsored by the Association for Childbirth at Home; and Washington May Day.

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Contents of the Collection

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Posters, 1970-1971

(1 folder; 4 posters)

Freedom is Choice: Repeal Abortion Laws. Washington, Nov. 20

Oversize Folder 1

Boston's Women's Graphic Collective. 69 Harvey St., Cambridge, Mass.

Women Reclaim the Birth Experience: Association for Childbirth at Home sponsors a benefit for the Santa Cruz Birth Center with lay-midwife Linda Bennett, April 27, Cambridge YMCA.

Washington May Day.

Historical Note

These silk screen posters were created in 1970-71 by a group of women art students at the Rhode Island School of Design. The group was not organized around a particular political philosophy, but some of the women were students who transferred from liberal arts colleges and had been influenced by the student movement, STDs, and the women's liberation movement. The oppostion to the war, an emphasis on women working together and love of making art transformed the dorm room into a small production studio.

The design of the posters were influenced by a number of sources. An interest in Native American culture (Moon of the Grass Arising), popular music (Fresh Wind Against the Empire), Cuban Revolutionary art, art history (the Etruscan women) and the Paris '68 student posters all are reflected in the posters.

Along with Nancy Cheser, the other participants included: Judith Rothchild, Jamie Horwitz, Mary Patten, Marcia Ancier, and Ellen Tranes.