(CIVIL RIGHTS) Danny Lyon; photographer Variant version of t

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(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Danny Lyon; photographer. Variant version of the famous "Now!" poster. Poster, 15 3/4 x 10 inches; moderate restoration including 2 short closed tears and 1/2 inch of upper corners restored, laid down on linen. Atlanta, GA: Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, circa 1964

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A variant printing of one the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee posters featuring the work of important civil rights photographer Danny Lyon. It is generally thought to depict participants in the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. Compared to the most frequently seen version of the poster, this one is only about two-thirds as high, has the title "NOW!" on the left of the raised arm with an added exclamation point, replaces "Atlanta 14" with a full zip code, and omits credits to the photographer and the Lincoln Lithograph Company. The addition of the zip code strongly suggests that it was issued a bit later; zip codes appeared on the scene in July 1963. The consignor obtained it while working at the SNCC communications office in the summer of 1964.