Richard Chase Pins and Buttons
Description: These two posters speak to a moral tension too often ignored in public spaces: the silent suffering of pigeons, and the casual cruelty that many children, and adults, inflict on them without a second thought. “The Coward Child” captures a moment of violence. A child, wields a stick against a defenseless pigeon in flight. The word “Cowardice” or the phrase “The Coward Child” condemns the act, not just as cruel, but as weak. It calls out a truth that society prefers to ignore: there is no strength in harming the vulnerable. There is no bravery in chasing beauty off the ground. Its visual style, raw and vintage, echoes past eras of resistance art. Here, the enemy is apathy, ignorance, and the loss of empathy in the formative years.
