"Writers Guild of America On Strike" Sign, 2023

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Picket sign

Date Made

2023

Subject Date

May 2023-June 2023

Creators

The Union Press

Place of Creation

United States, California, Monterey Park

Creator Notes

Signs printed by The Union Press in Monterey Park, California.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.165.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paperboard
Wood (Plant material)
Duct tape

Color

Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)
Tan (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 24 in (sign)
Width: 18 in (sign)
Height: 49.875 in (stick)
Width: 1.625 in (stick)
Length: 0.1875 in (stick)

Inscriptions

printed on one side: WRITERS GUILD / ON / STRIKE / "Come to the table / Or We Summon / JIMMY HOFFA" / -Teamsters / ALLIED PRINTING / (R) TRADES (UNION / LABEL) COUNCIL 320 / SOUTHERN CALIF. printed on one side: WRITERS / GUILD OF / AMERICA / ON / STRIKE / ALLIED PRINTING / (R) TRADES (UNION / LABEL) COUNCIL 320 / SOUTHERN CALIF.

Keywords	United States, California, Hollywood Picket signs Placards (Information artifacts) Sticks (Object genre) Picketing Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913- Writers Guild of America Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers International Brotherhood of Teamsters Screenwriters Strikes (Events)