Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund Original Vietnam War Protest Poster
- 1973
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18 x 24 inches ~ (45 x 60 cm)$465
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $80 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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Very rare anti-Vietnam war poster poster created for a Relief Fund for the Bach Mai Hospital. On December 22, 1972, a string of American bombs intended for nearby Bach Mai Airfield missed their target and struck the hospital instead, nearly destroying the building and killing 28 hospital staff members. For more copies information and contributions, write: Medical Aid for Indochina, 140 Sixth St., Cambridge, Mass. 02142; (617) 492-0205
Please note small loss to the bottom right corner.
In the permanent collection of Smithsonian National Museum of American History and many other collections
