William Drake And Sally French: Free Martha's Vineyard

William Drake and Sally French: Free Martha's Vineyard, 1977. Screen print on paper, signed by William Drake and numbered 32/100.
In 1977, legislative redistricting lumped the Vineyard with Nantucket and parts of the Cape. Feeling scorned and under-represented, the Island towns voted to secede from Massachusetts and, if need be, the United States. There were marches on the State House. A flag and anthem were created. Cabinet positions were assigned. A bill was introduced in the legislature.
Soon, other states offered to take in the Vineyard, but ultimately Massachusetts never gave in and the movement subsided. Was it all in vain? "We rode the crest of the news story until darned near summer," said John Alley of West Tisbury, one of the ringleaders of the movement. Plus, "We got scads of publicity, which is what a resort community needs. The place became far more popular than it already was. In retrospect, if we had another opportunity, I think we�d all do it again."

26 x 19 inches paper.

Notes: Good aged condition.

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