United Farm Workers Poster for 1970s Benefit Concert

United Farm Workers

Broadside

[Latinx, Chicano, Mexico] [Social Activist] United Farm Workers. Historic 1970s poster for a benefit concert and dinner in order to fundraise for the United Farm Workers (UFW) at the St. Martin House in Madison, Wisconsin. Poster is red and black and features a detailed illustration of Emilio Zapata. 17" x 11" Poster was produced by the Industrial Workers of the World, a radical trade unions who supported the UFW cause. The 1970s were a turbulent decade for the UFW, as they were coming out of the famous Delano Grape Strike and competing for union members with the Teamsters, but still found deep support among those in the youth movement of the era. The poster advertises a show featuring the Irish punk band "Irish Brigade" and was hosted at the Catholic St. Martin House, a hospitality house originally founded to promote interracial unity. Poster in overall very good condition. This piece demonstrates the widespread appeal of the UFW cause.

Item #21012

Price: $485.00