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Happy Earthday

Shigeo Fukuda

Artwork Details

Happy Earthday
1982
Shigeo Fukuda
offset print on paper
40 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (102.87 x 73.02 cm)
Gift of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion
2017/2.89

Description

Subject Matter:

Shigeo Fukuda was known for his environmentalist views, which is evident through this work's depiction of the Earth as the seed of a sprout. Fukuda created this poster on behalf on an Earth Day celebration, emphasized through the text "HAPPY EARTHDAY" at the bottom of the poster.

Physical Description:

Image of a green and black globe held by a curved white apparatus on a blue background. 

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