Ben Shahn, American, 1898 to 1969, color lithographic poster on paper depicting a dove bird coloured in blue red and orange stripes, 1968. Inscribed in the print, McCarthy, upper to the center and the word, Peace, below. Dated in the print upper left. Signed in the plate lower right. Framed. This poster is in support of Eugene McCarthy, the US Senator for Minnesota. In 1968, at a time of increasing military activity in South East Asia, McCarthy, a strong opponent of the Vietnam War challenged President Lyndon Johnson in the Democrats presidential nominations. Johnson stood down, but McCarthy did not gain the nomination. The eventual presidential campaign was won by the Republican leader, Richard Nixon. Vietnam Protest, American Hippie, Graphic Art Prints, and Collectibles.