Human Rights week, Poster

American graphic designer Saul Bass is known for his work on outstanding film posters, such as The Shining, The Man with the Golden Arm, Vertigo, Anatomy of a Murder, and many more. His unmistakable handiwork graces this poignant poster. In 1964, Bass was commissioned by the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO to create artwork promoting Human Rights Week, an annual celebration and awareness raiser of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The poster makes a powerful statement, as a burst of flames is seen blazing from some of the most admired articles of the declaration that reads" All human beings are born free & equal in dignity & rights' everyone has right to live, liberty & security of person; all are are equal before the law; no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest; everyone has the right to freedom of movement; everyone has the right to own property; everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience & religion; everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly; everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives; everyone has the right to education." Offered for the first time by Heritage, the poster shows pinpoint crossfold separation, and very faint offset. Featured prominently in the recently published book,"Saul Bass, A Life in Film and Design." Folded, Very Fine.