they stopped using 1000 dollar bills in 1969.
they stopped using 1000 dollar bills in 1969.
when did they stop using 1000 dollar bills?
1969
gregory then wrote the book "write me in" about his presidential campaign. one anecdote in the book relates the story of a publicity stunt that came out of operation breadbasket in chicago. the campaign had printed dollar bills with gregory's image on them, some of which made it into circulation, causing considerable problems, but priceless publicity. the majority of these bills were quickly seized by the federal government. a large contributing factor to the seizure came from the bills resembling authentic united states currency enough that they worked in many dollar-cashing machines of the time. gregory avoided being charged with a federal crime, later joking that the bills could not really be considered united states currency, because "everyone knows a black man will never be on a u.s. bill." on 15 october 1969, gregory spoke at the moratorium to end the war in vietnam demonstration in washington, d.c. where he joked to the crowd: "the president says nothing you kids do will have any effect on him. well, i suggest he make one long distance call to the lbj ranch".
dick gregory
since 1999, wagner has been using us banknotes to create portraits, abstractions, allegories, still lifes, and sculptures ranging in size from 2x3 inch smiling and frowning parodies of gilbert stuart’s portrait of george washington on the dollar, to the 17x3 feet "liberty", a 2009 depiction of the statue of liberty using slices from over 1000 dollar bills. lisa dennison, chief curator of the solomon r. guggenheim museum in new york city commends wagner's “witty and intricately detailed” work and situates his art in the longstanding tradition of artists like ed ruscha who adapt pre-existing resources to create uniquely engaging works of art. detractors say the work can lean towards the gimmicky.
mark wagner (artist)