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Halfsheet previously mounted and botched restoration vintage "Soul Brother" blacklight poster produced by Pro Arts, Inc. in 1969.
Poster Details
Publisher: Pro Arts, Inc., a Medina, Ohio-based print shop known as a major distributor of youth-oriented posters in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Year: 1969.
Cultural Context: The poster is a piece of Black Power-era art. "Soul Brother" was a common term in American English for a Black man at the time, particularly one interested in funk and soul music or promoting unity and freedom. James Brown was famously labeled "Soul Brother #1" by a radio station, contributing to the popularization of the term.
Artist: The specific artist of this iconic graphic is not identified in the search results, though other artists like George Stowe Jr. and Zash M.J.B. created similar Afro-centric posters for other publishers around the same time. |
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