Frank H Jump- REMEMBERING REAGAN -ACT UP Commemorative Stamp

Description: AIDSGATE - Remembering Reagan USA 39¢No Public Mention of AIDS Until His Seventh Year in Office!SILENCE DEATH ACT UP'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIRECT ACTIONMarch 13. 1987 based on original art from Gran Fury posters 1987Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004, was president for nearly five years before he said the word “AIDS” in public, nearly seven years before he gave a speech on a health crisis that would go on to kill more than 650,000 Americans and stigmatize even more. “Nancy and Ron Reagan were a functional team in the Presidency,” wrote Kenneth Bunch, aka Sister Vicious Power Hungry Bitch, one of the order’s co-founders. “They are both responsible for the death of thousands from HIV in the LGBT community due to their inaction in the 1980’s. So I understand the anger in the LGBT community toward Nancy. I feel that anger as well.” - THE GUARDIAN, March 11, 2016 This unique and rare digital print by photographer Frank H Jump features an imaginative commemorative stamp design based on the iconic artwork created by the AIDS activism group GRAN FURY for ACT UP. The stamp is part of a series Jump created from 2007 that is critical of the legacy of President Ronald Reagan and his administration's response to the AIDS crisis. The image captures the spirit of direct action and civil disobedience that characterized the AIDS activism movement, with its bold use of color and powerful subject matter. This one-of-a-kind print is a must-have for any collector of street art or those interested in the history of AIDS activism. Add it to your collection today. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Frank H. Jump conceived The Fading Ad Campaign as a photographic project documenting vintage mural ads on building brick faces in New York City spanning nearly a century. It has become a metaphor for survival since, like the artist, many of these ads have long outlived their expected life span. Although this project doesn’t deal directly with HIV/AIDS, it is no accident Jump has chosen to document such a transitory and evanescent subject. Of the countless ads Jump has photographed, many have already been covered up, vandalized, or destroyed. But still many silently cling to the walls of buildings, barely noticed by the rushing passersby. Jump is a retired NYC educator and his work has been exhibited throughout the last 30 years from the N-Y Historical Society to venues in Brooklyn and as far as Athens Greece during the Summer Olympics in 2006, and more recently at the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 2021.

Price: 150 USD

Location: Milton, Delaware

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