Wisconsin Historical Society Covid19 Poster Project - Limited Edition Prints

An idyllic geometric interpretation of Wisconsin farmland, rolls softly into the distance. Alternating 'rows' of pale and light green, with scattered evergrren trees covers the landscape till it reaches the sky. In the sky resting slightly on the horizon are two hands clasped around a N95 typicall blue mask, one white, one black. The mask drapes slightly over the rolling hills. Above it all it reads Continuing the Effort.

Continuing The Effort | Yun

By Grant Yun | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Grant Yun is a Milwaukee-based artist who is most recognized for reimagining American Realism and Regionalism through a 21st century approach. In this poster, Grant stresses the overarching importance of working together to continue the effort against Covid-19.

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A pale green background over a darker green lawn holds a peach tree. Arond the peach tree that is a darker green with peachy orange fruit, are three people. A woman holds out the fruit to a young child and older man standing opposite her around the tree. Below them it reads Branch Out.

Branch Out | Klein

By Tonia Klein | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Tonia Klein started the Cudahy Art Coalition LLC in 2020 with co-founder Joan Houlehen. Her poster design is based on an actual event that happened when isolated due to Covid-19. Learn more, below.

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Done similarly to a victorian style advertisement, a woman stands surrounded in a black oval background, clutching her hand to her chest while wearing a black strapless gown, her dark hair blending into the background and a bandaid on her bicep. Around her in gothic lettering, warped to fit the space it reads, 'Getting Vaccinated is simple Easy & Done in just a pinch! Get Yours Today!

Getting Vaccinated | Vasquez

By Sonia Vasquez | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Sonia Vasquez is an artist living and working out of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. For this piece, she was inspired by Victorian advertisements and medicine - imagining what a Covid vaccine poster might look like in the 19th century.

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Poster with colorful depiction of the Staff of Aesculapius flanked by flowers and a sylized sunrise in the background. Textual component says "It takes time but we will heal."

We Will Heal | Drayna

By Liz Drayna | September, 2021 | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project

The text on this poster is meant to evoke hope, comfort, and relief from the pressure to “get back to normal” in the face of great loss. The artist hopes this piece will help people meet their grief with acceptance while also finding strength in the knowledge that it will not last forever.

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Depicted on a chalkboard like background, line figures of parents, children, and scientists though static are filled with movement. The Middle ground infront of the figures is populated by a variety of chemical symbols. In the fore ground are 3 bottles, one red, one mustard colored, one blue. They depict the progression of vaccination from the Polio Vaccine (invented by Dr. Jonas Salk, 1955), to Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (Maurice Hilleman, 1977), and finally Covid-19 Vaccine (2021).

Science Finds A Way | Xiong

By Bao Xiong | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Bao Xiong is an author and artist based out of Wisconsin. Growing up with Hmong folklore and true ghost stories inspired her books Folklore and The Butchers published through Moth House Press. Her poster illustrates that science finds a way to address life's challenges.

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3 figures stand together, a pregnant mother, an American Veteran, a medical worker in full protective gear, againts a background of red poppies and a peachy sunset sky. The pregnant mother holds her belly and looks lovingly down; she wears a vaccinated sticker, bandaid, and a poppy behind her ear. The medical worker looks tiredly up at the sky. The American veteran stands proud and confrontationaly at the viewer, his mouth set in a grimace, his patriotism worn proudly on his shirt, his work gloves and work pants showing good use. Above them all it reads 'Protect Your Family. Protect America. Vaccinate Today!

Vaccinate | Luke

By T.L. Luke | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

T.L. Luke is an artist based in Madison, Wisconsin. The poppies in the background of her poster allude to the Bubonic Plague in an effort to stress the omminous threat of Covid-19.

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Conserving Resources Poster by Colin Matthes, Stark decisive black and white lines with pops of color to highlight important resources, like tomatoes, create the dramatic affect of this poster.

Conserving Resources | Matthes

by Colin Matthes | May 27, 2020 | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project

Colin Matthes (Milwaukee, WI) is an artist. He combines improvised utilitarian construction techniques with instructional drawing, spectacle, and civically minded projects that range from group knowledge archiving sessions to “eco” demolition derbies. He always shows the means of production - the process, the fingerprints, the screwups.

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Illustration showing two hands clasped, one purple, one orange. The background is overlapping concentric circles in orange and purple tones. Textual component says "A helping hand can go a long way."

Helping Hands | Nash

By Ciara Nash | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Ciara Nash likes to use vibrant colors, shapes, textures, and movement. This poster promotes community togetherness and support.

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Covid-19 poster by Jay Ramirez using a vintage video game theme to create the imagery of a virus being defeated by a vaccine and other safety measures. Featured are several pixelated face masks, coronus viruses, and syringes on a black background.

Vaccinations | Ramirez

By Jera "Jay" Ramirez | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

In this piece, inspired by vintage video games from the 80s and 90s, Jay explores the impact a vaccine has on a virus and evokes parallels to way the pandemic has be taken frivolously.

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Show Your Love- Black and grey human silhouettes embracing arms together. Pink bandaids on each other's arms.

Show Your Love | Ramsdell

By Helene Ramsdell | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Helene Ramsdell is an artist who speaks softly but expresses her feelings and opinions with a shout on paper.

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Yeonhee Cheong's Social Kindness Poster, depicting two people wearing masks facing each other with the words Social Kindness Protects Others & Yourself

Social Kindness | Cheong

by Yeonhee Cheong | May 13, 2020 | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project

Yeonhee Cheong is a visual artist who studies the social language of women’s bodies and outfits. She is a lecturer at Design Studies department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Describing her poster, she reflected that "the war against COVID-19 virus has disrupted the conventional way of how we unite to fight. We should keep apart and protect selves from others, in order to protect others as well. Though against our natural instinct, this is the knowledgeable and effective way to win this war that everyone should follow."

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In this historically created, letter press print, ther is teal text on a oatmeal colored paper and background. a repeating pattern of of stars is faintly percievable in the background. The teal text reads, 'Listen to history, trust in science, save lives.

Trust Science | Carpenter

By Stephanie Carpenter | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | Phase 2

Stephanie Carpenter is a letterpress printer, educator, and graphic designer. This poster is about finding reliable information to learn about staying safe and healthy during the pandemic.

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Pink graphic with multicolored letters that read "The Vax", "The life you save may be your own".

The Vax | Liang

By Martha Liang | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | High Schoolers

Martha Liang is from Cambridge High School. Martha loves taking every opportunity to create and be involved in the community. Restricted outings during the pandemic provided time to practice and learn.

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Illustration of smiling girl wearing purple. Text reads "I'm vaccinated. Are you?" Cyan background.

I'm Vaccinated | Rought

By Kerrianna Rought | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | High School Student

Kerrianna Rought is from Capital High School (East). Kerrianna uses art to entertain and educate. For this poster, they wanted to do their part to follow COVID precautions and also educate others on doing the same.

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Poster with line drawing of masked lady with glasses and face mask. Flanked by heart balloons. Text reads "Support the ones you love", and "elders, friends, and neighbors." Pink background.

Elders, Friends, and Neighbors | Thorson

By Jette Thorson | WHS COVID-19 Poster Project | High Schoolers

Jette Thorson is a student at Verona High School. Jette is passionate about art, and during the pandemic art has been a creative outlet.

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