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When Dissent Turns to Violence It Invites Tragedy
1970
Medium/Technique
Poster, photoscreenprint
Dimensions
Sheet: 57 x 44.2 cm (22 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number2016.198
CollectionsContemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
DescriptionProtest poster, printed at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the days following the May 4, 1970 shooting of four student demonstrators at Kent State University, Ohio
InscriptionsIn graphite, verso: May 10/ 1st ptg / 35 ptd
Provenance1970, Sumner Stone (b. 1946, East Greenwich, RI); 2016, sold by Sumner Stone to the MFA. (Accession date: May 25, 2016)