Behold–They Are Dancing!
Date
1971
Credits
- Harold Luckey Artist
Format
- Poster 2450
Media
- paper 2135
- silk-screen 124
- ink 531
Techniques
Dimensions
45 × 60 cm
Links
Harold Luckey’s early 1970s four-color poster, produced at the East Bay Media Center, merges community printmaking with Plains visual tradition. A Thunderbird—rendered in the style of Hunkpapa Lakota artist He Nupa Wanica (Joseph No Two Horns)—radiates lines of energy as it rises above a glowing sun or earth form. Hand-lettered text incorporates an Oglala Sioux song, reinforcing the work’s connection to living cultural expression. Through bold color, graphic form, and spiritual symbolism, the poster asserts Indigenous resilience, sovereignty, and creative pride.
