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George 3d and What's His Name

Unidentified artist, American, 20th century
After: Paul Szep (Canadian, born in 1941)
After: Paul Revere, Jr. (American, 1734–1818)
Printed at: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1970

Medium/Technique Poster, photoscreenprint
Dimensions Sheet: 45 x 57 cm (17 11/16 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number2016.203
ClassificationsPrintsPosters

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. Reproduces a satirical caroon by Paul Szep that appeared in The Boston Globe editorial pages on May 7, 1970.
InscriptionsIn graphite, verso, u.l.: MAY 7/ 1st
Provenance1970, Sumner Stone (b. 1946, East Greenwich, RI); 2016, sold by Sumner Stone to the MFA. (Accession date: May 25, 2016)