Protest Art

This is an anti-trust art. This one specifically protests against Rockefeller’s standard oil published on September 7, 1904. The image claims that Standard Oil grew to such extent to be able to control the government shown by its tentacles holding the capitol. Standard Oil controlled about 90% of the U.S. oil industry, and Rockefeller was the richest man at the time. Today, there’re anti-trust laws, but this picture may be still relevant today because new monopolies may emerge at any time. On top of that, lobbying is still present and tolerated in the U.S, and large companies can still influence government decisions.