AMERICAN COLOSSUS: Sally Edelstein Collage

Ambassador of Peace Open Sesame For Business collage 36"x32 A collection of images from the Cold War popular media, calculated to sell the American Way to the world setting the stage for the beginning of the Cold War CocaColinization of the world by the globalization of multinational corporations. Appropriated images- Vintage US Army recruiting ad, Life magazine 1949, vintage childrens school books, vintage coke ads 1940s, Vintage car ads, vintage ad Fortune magazine 40's, vintage Uncle Sam 40's, Jolly green Giant retro, WWII soldiers images in ads, vintage advertising illustrations, media stereotypes men 40s 50s, American multinationals, globalization, McWorld, American exceptionalism

Ambassador of Peace Open Sesame For Business Detail collage A collection of images from the Cold War popular media, calculated to sell the American Way to the world setting the stage for the beginning of the Cold War CocaColinization of the world by the globalization of multinational corporations. Appropriated images- Vintage US Army recruiting ad Life magazine 1949, vintage childrens school books, vintage coke ads 1940s, Vintage car ads, vintage ad Fortune magazine 40's, vintage Uncle Sam 40's, Jolly green Giant retro, WWII soldiers images in ads, vintage advertising illustrations, media stereotypes men 40s 50s, American multinationals, globalization, McWorld, American exceptionalism

OPEN SESAME TO PROFIT collage A collection of images from the Cold War popular media, calculated to sell the American Way to the world. Appropriated images- Vintage US government ad, Life magazine 49, vintage childrens school books, vintage coke ads 1940s, Vintage car ads, vintage ad Fortune magazine 40's, vintage Uncle Sam 40's, Jolly green Giant retro, WWII soldiers images in ads, vintage advertising illustrations, media stereotypes men 40s 50s, American multinationals, globalization, McWorld, American exceptionalism "

OILS WELL THAT ENDS WELL collage 29"x 39 The Military Industrial and Religious complex in pursuit of petroleum. Appropriated images- vintage childrens school books, vintage childrens story books,vintage oil ad Fortune Magazine 1947, American icons vintage, childrens Middle East maps, vintage childrens Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization,

OILS WELL THAT ENDS WELL Detail Petroleum and geopolitics. Appropriated images-vintage childrens school books, vintage childrens story books,vintage oil ad Fortune Magazine 1947, American icons vintage, childrens Middle East maps, vintage childrens Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization

OILS WELL THAT ENDS WELL collage Detail The military industrial complex gets a foothold in the Bible lands in Sally Edelstein's collage composed pf appropriated vintage 1940's and 50's illustrations. Appropriated images- vintage children's school books, vintage children's story books,vintage oil ad Fortune Magazine 1947, American icons vintage, childrens Middle East maps, vintage childrens Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization

OILS WELL THAT ENDS WELL collage Detail The military industrial complex gets a foothold in the Bible lands in Sally Edelstein's collage composed pf appropriated vintage 1940's and 50's illustrations vintage childrens school books, vintage childrens story books,vintage oil ad Fortune Magazine 1947, American icons vintage, childrens Middle East maps, vintage childrens Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization

ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS collage Icons of the Cold War Industrial Military and Religious complex. Appropriated images- vintage children's school books, vintage children's story books, American icons vintage, children's Middle East maps, vintage children's Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization

OIL THE WAY TO THE BANK collage Sally Edelstein's collage composed of vintage illustration from the 1940's and 50's looks at Western Crusade for Middle Eastern Oil. Appropriated images- Vintage children's school books, vintage advertising illustrations, Boy Scout images 1950s, Vintage childrens book illustrations, WW II soldiers in ads illustrations, media stereotypes of men 50s, images of gender roles, vintage images Crusaders, cowboys, Uncle Sam, John Bull, Roy Rogers, globalization, capitalism

Oil the Way to the Bank- Detail collage appropriated images Geopolitics. America as helping hand. Appropriated images- Vintage children's school books, vintage advertising illustrations, Boy scout images 1950s, Vintage childrens book illustrations, WW II soldiers in ads illustrations, media stereotypes of men 50s, images of gender roles, vintage images Crusaders, cowboys, Uncle Sam, John Bull, Roy Rogers, globalization. capitalism

OIL THE WAY TO THE BANK collage Detail Sally Edelstein's collage composed of vintage illustration from the 1940's and 50's looks at Western Crusade for Middle Eastern Oil. Appropriated images- Vintage children's school books, vintage advertising illustrations, Boy scout images 1950s, Vintage childrens book illustrations, WW II soldiers in ads illustrations, media stereotypes of men 50s, images of gender roles, vintage images Crusaders, cowboys, Uncle Sam, John Bull, Roy Rogers, globalization. capitalism

THE AMERICAN WAY collage The alleged superiority of American Way of life characterized by freedom and democracy despite racial stereotyping and a media drenched with white Anglo Saxon imagery. Appropriated images from vintage children's school books, religious books and advertising from 50's 60's Breck shampoo ads, Aunt Jemima, Dick Jane and Sally, mass media stereotypes of women,

AMBASSADOR OF PEACE: WE ARE FRIENDS Collage America as peacekeeper of the world. Appropriated images- Vintage US Army recruiting ad published in Life Magazine late 1940s, vintage childrens school books, My Weekly Reader 60's, vintage maps, globes vintage illustrations, vintage defense ads, vintage gasoline ads. geopolitical art

GOOD TO THE LAST DROP collage American pursuit of Oil. Appropriated images- vintage childrens school books, vintage childrens story books,vintage oil ad Fortune Magazine 1947, American icons vintage, childrens Middle East maps, vintage childrens Bible Land maps, vintage 50's gasoline ads vintage 50's 60's, Uncle Sam images, pulp fiction novels illustrations 40's,50s, vintage calendar girls and pin up girls 40's 50's, WWII Soldiers images in ads 40's, geopolitics, globalization

SHELL SHOCK AND AWE: GOOD LUCK IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS Collage Mothers sacrifice's to war from the 40's,50s 60's 70's. Appropriated images- Vintage High school and college yearbooks from 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's, Vintage anti-war ad "Womens Home Companion" 1939, images American GI Vietnam WWII WWI Korea Persian Gulf Iraq American nurses in war images, Veterans of Foreign Wars, photographic images of soldiers in combat, vintage ads to soldiers 40's, vintage cartoons for soldiers 40's,vintage advertising to men, men's magazines vintage, WWII soldiers images in ads 40's, vintage postage stamps 30's 40's, mothers against war

SHELL SHOCK AND AWE: GOOD LUCK IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS collage Detail Mothers sacrifice's to war from the 40's,50s 60's 70's Appropriated images- Vintage High school and college yearbook photos 1940's 1950s 1960s 1970s, images American GI Vietnam WWII WWI Korea Persian Gulf Iraq American nurses in war images, Veterans of Foreign Wars, photographic images of soldiers in combat, vintage ads to soldiers 40's, vintage cartoons for soldiers 40's,vintage advertising to men,mens magazines vintage, WWII soldiers images in ads 40's, vintage postage stamps 30's 40's, mothers against war

SHELL SHOCK AND AWE: GOOD LUCK IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS collage Detail Mothers sacrifice's to war from the 40's,50s 60's 70's. Appropriated images - Vintage High School and college yearbook photos 1940's 1950s 1960s 1970s, images American GI Vietnam WWII WWI Korea Persian Gulf Iraq American nurses in war images, Veterans of Foreign Wars, photographic images of soldiers in combat, vintage ads to soldiers 40's, vintage cartoons for soldiers 40's,vintage advertising to men,mens magazines vintage, WWII soldiers images in ads 40's, vintage postage stamps 30's 40's, mothers against war

SHELL SHOCK AND AWE: GOOD LUCK IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS collage Detail Mothers sacrifice's to war from the 40's,50s 60's 70's. Appropriated images- High school and college yearbook photos 1940's 1950s 1960s 1970s, images American GI Vietnam WWII WWI Korea Persian Gulf Iraq American nurses in war images, Veterans of Foreign Wars, photographic images of soldiers in combat, vintage ads to soldiers 40's, vintage cartoons for soldiers 40's,vintage advertising to men, mens magazines vintage, WWII soldiers images in ads 40's, vintage postage stamps 30's 40's, mothers against war

HOW WE LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD Assemblage appropriated images America as self styled global peacekeeper turned tragic in Vietnam. Appropriated images- vintage childrens school books, Life Magazine Cover Feb. 11 1966, Vietnam Memorial images, War protest art, Vietnam protest art vintage postage stamps 40's 50s