May 1968 No! Protest Poster, School of Fine Arts, France, 1968

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Iconic original protest poster from the May 1968 uprisings in Paris, silkscreened by students of the École Nationale Supérieure des … Read more Iconic original protest poster from the May 1968 uprisings in Paris, silkscreened by students of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. This bold image, printed in fluorescent pink on white paper, features the silhouette of a helmeted riot policeman with a cage-like visor and the defiant word “NON!” beneath — a symbol of resistance to state repression.

Printed during the height of the civil unrest, these posters were produced collectively in workshops known as Atelier Populaire, and were meant to be wheat-pasted in the streets to amplify the students’ anti-authoritarian messages.

This version remains untrimmed, with all original margins intact. Visible folding lines reflect its intended function as a portable and instantly deployable object of political action. The subject remains fully preserved and vivid. Not backed on canvas.

A rare and authentic piece of 20th-century protest art and design history. See less