Southern Conference Educational Fund Woody Guthrie Poster

USA c. 1965

7 x 10 in (18 x 25 cm)

ID #FF19D-PK28-1-LZ

"This land was made / for you and me / Woody Guthrie"

Quoted directly from the description to the left of the design on this card, "This card is one of several designed for the Southern Conference Educational Fund, a Southwide, interracial organization which has been working for 32 years to end racial injustice, poverty and war through a program of education and organizing." The design by Ina Clausen features a green print of a classic American landscape; conifers and deciduous trees are present on a rocky, grassy ground with birds in the background. Below the print are the words "This land was made / for you and me / Woody Guthrie", a lyric from one of America's most well-known folk songs by famous artist Woody Guthrie.

Also written in the text to the left of the print: "For more information, write SCEF, 3210 W. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. 40211. Free subscription to our monthly newspaper, the Southern Patriot, will be sent to prisoners on request This design by Ina Clausen. labor donated."

Artist: Ina Clausen Condition: Good; please note very minor creasing at the bottom of the poster.

Material: Paper

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