Sign with "Destroy All Monsters" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest
date: label: Date
content: August 12, 2017
name: label: Created by
content: Justin McBrien, American
notes: label: Description
content: A handmade protest sign by Justin McBrien used during the Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017. The sign is constructed from two (2) pieces of foamcore held together with six (6) black, blue, and red binder clips with the slogans "Destroy All Monsters" on the front, and "Alt Right=Capitalist PAWNS" on the back. The front of the sign is dominated by a hand painted graphic of a black power fist. The fist is red and is outlined with black, peach, dark pink, blue, yellow, and black. The fist is accented with orange marks around the fist. Painted below in red and black is the text [DESTROY ALL MONSTERS] with each word underlined. The back of the sign features hand painted text that reads [ALT RiGHT = / Capitalist PAWNS] The word "pawns" is painted in white paint and the other text is mix of blue, red, and yellow paint. The sign heavily painted and depicts a scene of violence. Just left of center in the foreground is a large green dollar symbol wearing a black top hat that stands in a red river. In the right foreground, facing the dollar sign, is group of white figures with round heads and triangular shaped bodies. Two (2) dead, white figures at the front are depicted laying on the ground with "x" symbols for eyes. Behind the dollar sign and white figures is a fence topped with concertina wire. In the background, are black mountains on the left and black smoke on the right. Rising above the smoke are red flame-like figures with black eyes. The letter "C" in the word "Capitalist" is the open mouth of a green alligator.
place: label: Place used
content: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Justin McBrien
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.42.1
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: poster color on Fome-Cor (TM) with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 16 1/8 × 20 1/16 × 9/16 in. (41 × 51 × 1.4 cm)