1960's ORIGINAL BLACK LIGHT POSTER WAR IS NOT HEALTHY OVER 53 YEARS OLD

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WAR IS NOT  HEALTHY  Vietnam  War  ''100% ORIGINAL''  1967  BLACK LIGHT POSTER
POSTER HAS   SOME  YELLOWING   BECAUSE  OF AGE  OVER  53  YEARS OLD
23” wide x 34” tall and printed on quality paper.
Full Title: War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things
Other than the peace sign, this may be the most instantly recognizable poster from the 1960s-1970s era. It has an interesting history too. The original art work for the poster came from a grass roots anti-Vietnam war movement called ‘Another Mother for Peace’ (AMP). Started in 1967 by writer Barbara Avedon (who among others, created the hit TV show Cagney and Lacey) it came out of Avedon’s fear that her new born son would grow up to fight in more wars like Vietnam (which she opposed). She invited other neighborhood women to join her in starting the movement which was ‘dedicated to eliminating the use of war as a means of solving disputes among nations, people and ideologies… and advocate peace’. A local artist, Art Schneider, donated his image of a sunflower set against a bright yellow background with the words ‘War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things.’ The plan by the AMP was to send the cards with this image to President Johnson and all members of congress, on Mother’s Day, asking for peace and an end to the Vietnam war. The initial order of 1,000 cards was soon exhausted and thousands more were made and sent to members of congress, the President, and leaders of giant corporations. The image of their movement quickly became popular and soon turned into posters that graced the walls of untold thousands of rooms throughout the world. It remains, along with the peace symbol, a universal statement against war and for peace.