We Are Not Afraid campaign, NYC subways

"We Are Not Afraid campaign," NYC subways is a ciba-chrome print by Irish-American artist Les Levine taken in 1981.

"We Are Not Afraid" campaign, NYC subways
ArtistLes Levine
Year1981 (1981)
Typeciba-chrome print
LocationIrish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

Description

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The color print is 50.8 x 60.96 cm. The print is part of the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.[1][2]

Analysis

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Les Levine studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. He moved to New York City in the 1960s,[1]

In 1981, he produced subway posters, with a grant from National Endowment for the Arts, and the Lower Manhattan Art Council and the Public Art Fund.[3] In the photo, he documents the campaign with some AIDS activists riding the subway car.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b ""We Are Not Afraid" campaign, NYC subways , Les Levine".
  2. ^ "IMMA Collection: Les Levine: Using the Camera as a Club - Media Projects and Archive". www.imma.ie. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^ Raynor, Vivian (1982-05-21). "ART PEOPLE; 'Not Afraid' in the subway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. ^ "Dublin born Les Levine has always been an artist ahead of his time". www.irishexaminer.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-27.