Title:
Supermanong! Peace with a Lease
Creator/Contributor:
Artist unknown, creator
Creator/Contributor:
Kearny Street Workshop, Associated name
Date:
1975
Subject:
Asian American artist -- California -- 20th century
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--Social conditions.
Chinese Americans--California--San Francisco.
Comic books, strips, etc., in art
Filipino Americans--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Filipino Americans--Social conditions.
Comments/Descriptions
The poster features a comic book-style drawing of a muscular elderly man with white hair and orange-brown skin wearing a superhero
costume with an "S" imprinted on the chest area. He is shown riding a tiger, with one hand in a fist and the other holding
a sign that reads "peace with a lease" written in blue. The text states, "Supermanong! This dude can be really destructive
if you try to force the old people out in the street. Not a day goes by when supermanong doesn't use the magic energizing
power of his fists to save the poor and needy, no matter who the enemy is. The first sign of people in need, something strange
begins to happen even though he is a man of peace...Follow the story of Supermanong! His greatest adventure liberating Int'l
Hotel, people in need of their own housing." "'Manong' is a term of respect for elderly Filipino." The text is mostly written
in black.
Type:
Graphic arts
General Physical Description note:
17" x 22"
Language:
English
Copyright Note:
The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of
California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other
reproductions of copyrighted material. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist
or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Kearny Street Workshop c/o California
Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Library – CEMA University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail:
cema@library.ucsb.edu