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Alexander Calder, "Mankind Must Put an End to War, or War Will Put an End to Mankind", 1975

Name: Alexander Calder, "Mankind Must Put an End to War, or War Will Put an End to Mankind", 1975
Brand: Alexander Calder
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SANE Washington D.C. Exhibition Poster, 1975

"Mankind Must Put an End to War, or War Will Put an End to Mankind" - JFK

Color Offset Lithograph - Plate Signed. Unframed

Alexander Calder’s Cold War-era artwork uses President John F. Kennedy’s words to raise support for the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE)—an organization founded in 1957. The quote comes from Kennedy’s September 1961 speech to the United Nations General Assembly that included disarmament program proposals. Calder, known for his sculptural mobiles, created artworks related to such political causes as anti-war protests, refugee aid organizations, and presidential candidates. He served as SANE’s Chairman of Artists in 1965.

An edition of this print was featured in the 2019 exhibition "War and Its Impact" at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Here is a link to that show with this work:
https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/herblock-art-in-action/about-this-exhibition/war-and-its-impact/?st=gallery

This is an extremely uncommon poster designed by Alexander Calder to help raise funds for the SANE Nuclear Policy National Committee, Washington D.C. 1975. It features a quote by JFK, and was published by Mourlot, France. The quote reads: "Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind." Highly collectible. Plate signed.