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NO MORE HIROSHIMA!
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
NO MORE HIROSHIMA!
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

NO MORE HIROSHIMA!

Artifact SeriesDomestic Gifts
Artifact IDDO.712189.5
Object Type Poster
Designer (Japanese, 1940)
Gifter
Intended Recipient (American, 1961)
Medium paper, ink
DimensionsOverall - 2D L 40 1/2 in x W 28 5/8 in (72.7 cm x 102.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionWhite poster featuring a cutout image of scattered clouds in black and white that contains a solid black circle over the cutout. The words "HIROSHIMA APPEALS 2007" are printed in black at the top left of the poster.
Inscriptions & MarkingsPrinted at bottom of poster: NO MORE HIROSHIMA! It was a fine day in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945. There was a flash of light. A right to life is given to anyone. The cruelest death suddenly visits a remote peaceful place from a battlefield. Many innocent children have died with nobody’s presence. Again, strong sorrow and anger wells up in my heart. We can’t forgive the reckless action of an A-bomb dropping down on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. “Design work always has to be positive, pure, righteous and beautiful.” This has been my motto in my whole life up until now. But in making the poster of “Hiroshima Appeals 2007” I decided to appeal with the straight emotion of sorrow and anger. This emotion includes the anger of my powerlessness because I could not do anything in particular for this cause. This black circle is the symbol to express sorrow and anger of people who died silently. This circle also stands for the largest error of human beings, the burned Japanese flag and the earth in despair. No more Hiroshima! No more Nagasaki! Though 60 years have passed since then, why is war not over? Design: Shin Matsunaga Cooperation: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. / Takeo Co., ltd. Sponsors: Hiroshima International Cultural Foundation, Inc. / JAGDA (Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc.)Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Barack Obama during the Obama administration. It was received through the Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesDomestic Gifts (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
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