This original French political poster was created in June 1968 by the Atelier Populaire at the occupied École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It is a striking orange version of the celebrated Pouvoir Populaire—“Popular Power”—design.
The composition transforms the French National Assembly into a bowling alley. Its classical façade is supported by five pins bearing the initials of the principal political parties of the period: PCF, UDR, FGDS, PDM and PSU.
A large ball inscribed Pouvoir Populaire rolls towards the building, creating a powerful visual metaphor for direct popular action sweeping aside the established parliamentary and party system.
Screen-printed in orange on paper, the poster displays the bold silhouettes, hand-drawn lettering and immediate graphic language characteristic of the Atelier Populaire. Like most works created collectively during May 68, it is unsigned.
The rectangular stamp of the Atelier Populaire, ex-École des Beaux-Arts appears at the lower right, reinforcing the poster’s historical authenticity. An important and highly evocative document from the French protest movement of 1968.
Original Poster
Politics - May 68
Good condition, folds
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