Using cardboard and markers—materials frequently employed to make protest signs—Andrea Bowers reinterprets the May 1, 1895 cover of the British socialist publication "The Clarion" on a massive scale. The original May Day image was created by Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915), an artist known not only for his socialist imagery, but also for his children’s book illustrations. Additionally, Crane designed textiles and other decorative items as part of the Arts and Crafts movement, a late 19th century artistic effort to reintroduce fine craft into the making of domestic objects at a time of increasingly industrialized modes of production. Like Crane, Bowers expresses a political ideology in her work, much of it in keeping with the earlier artist’s views. Bowers has left unmodified most of the slogans appearing in the 1895 image, in particular statements about the rights of laborers. She has updated selected banners to reflect contemporary concerns about immigration policy and violence against women, and has also referenced the international Occupy movement that initiated a wave of demonstrations in 2011.