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Presidential Rogues Gallery: Satirical Posters from the 1950s to the Present


  • Mercado La Paloma 3655 South Grand Avenue South Los Angeles, CA, 90007 United States (map)

Presented by the Center for the Study of Political Graphics

The posters in the Presidential Rogues Gallery have nothing in common with traditional electoral posters supporting one candidate over another. Whether mobilizing against war, criticizing social policy, or targeting hypocrisy, both Republicans and Democrats are targeted in this exhibition.

Posters raise issues and evoke passions that inspire protests. They serve to remind us that democracy is based on the right and obligation to dissent, regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. We hope that this exhibition will amuse, bemuse, and provoke. As 2024 will be a tense election year, we may well need laughter and a measure of irreverence to put the political drama in perspective, as we wonder which candidate, and which issue, will be the first to appear on the next set of posters.

The posters have been mounted along several of the Maercado walls as well as online below.

Earlier Event: May 24
The Rehearsal
Later Event: May 25
Donaji Grand Opening