Section 176 of the U.S. Flag Act specifies: “The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress”— the message conveyed in this poster, which inverts the flag and substitutes jets and rifles for stars and…
The collage of a chimp with a raised fist appealed to viewers across the political spectrum. Professor Emeritus Treib recalls that those on the left believed the image supported student demonstrations; those on the right thought that it mocked them.