Nature's Peace

In 1985 the Shoshin Society in Washington D.C. asked 150 American designers to each create an image to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The exhibition was a gift to the Japanese people, extending the tradition of Japanese designers' having given thanks for surviving the long-term effects of two atomic bombs. It represented a sense of solidarity between the American and Japanese design communities. I thought I would try my hand at a magnesium die, partly because of cost (this one is quite large, as dies go - 36 x 24) and partly because a brass die would have likely cracked the copper metallic finish on the paper. Here is a photo (forgive the moire pattern) of the poster; it is published in the book "Images of Survival: Peace."