The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California presents Earth, Wind & Solar: International Ecology Posters, an exhibition of political posters dating from the dawn of the modern environmental movement in the 1960s to the present. The works on display come from the archives of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles.

The public and press are invited to a discussion and opening reception at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The exhibition runs through Dec. 21.

USC Annenberg, in partnership with the Armory Center for the Arts, presents the exhibition in the Annenberg Gallery, on the second floor of the Annenberg School on the USC campus, 3502 Watt Way in Los Angeles. Regular viewing hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Political posters have been a primary communication tool warning of the dangers of pollution and organizing support for a cleaner and safer world. The posters in Earth, Wind & Solar illustrate the ongoing conflict between environmental protection and multinational corporate interests. Representing a variety of styles, techniques, issues, languages and regions of the world, the exhibition is a cross section of the many issues the contemporary environmental movement has brought to the fore.

“USC Annenberg is dedicated to introducing students and the community to a range of visual media,” said Larry Gross, professor and communication school director. “The political poster is a long-lived and powerful communications vehicle for arousing interest and stirring action. Among the issues on today’s public agenda, the environment is high on the list. The Center for the Study of Political Graphics has an incredible collection of ecology posters and this exhibition is an important educational opportunity, as well as an aesthetic one.”

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