Four More Years? Four More Years?

Artist Peter Brandt (American)

Artist Ronald Haeberle (American, born about 1941)

Artist Art Workers Coalition (AWC) (American, 1969–1971)

Date1972

Mediumoffset color lithograph

Dimensionssight: 59.7 x 88.8 cm (23 1/2 x 34 15/16 in.)
frame: 75.8 x 105 cm (29 13/16 x 41 5/16 in.)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis

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Object number2011.130

DescriptionIncorporates Haeberle's My Lai Massacre'. See 2011.143.
Label TextHaeberle was stationed in Vietnam in 1968 where he served as a combat photographer in the U.S. Army. On the morning of May 16, 1968, American soldiers opened fire on the hamlet of My Lai, leveling the village, raping women, and killing hundreds of unarmed civilians. By using his personal Nikon camera instead of his Army-issued Leica, Haeberle documented an atrocity that otherwise would have likely remained hidden from the public. His photographs were published in Cleveland's newspaper, the Plain Dealer, over a year later. A loose affiliation of artists, writers, and museum employees, the Art Workers’ Coalition (AWC) initially formed to address inequity in museums, but ultimately responded to broader concerns of social injustice. Four More Years? is the second iteration of an AWC propaganda poster based on Haeberle’s photograph. The text refers to Nixon’s reelection campaign slogan, “Four More Years.” The poster subverted the catchphrase, asking instead whether Americans really wanted four more years in Vietnam.

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