1958 The Poles Herbert Danska International Geophysical Year IGY

Date: 1958Artist: Danska, Herbert Size (in): 48.5” x 34”Size (cm): 123.2 x 86.4Condition: A-Linen backed: Yes This vintage original poster is one in a series of six created by African-American artist Hebert Danska in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) scientific program that ran from July 1957 to December 1958.  For this poster, The Poles, Danska utilizes elements of photomontage and even inserts a quote by Edgar Allan Poe.  Other posters in this series addressed geophysical and climate topics including Earth, The Oceans, Weather and Climate, Sun and Earth, and Space. Information on the Eisenhower Presidential Library website describes the Cold War era IGY program as follows:  From July 1957 to December 1958 an international cooperative scientific program was conducted to study the earth and its environment. This program was called the International Geophysical Year. More than 70 countries participated in the project which