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The print employs flat, unmodulated colors and sharp outlines typical of screenprinting. The composition is deliberately simplified, prioritizing legibility and symbolic clarity over detail. The contrast between the white house, green lawn, and blue sky grounds the image in a familiar domestic scene, while the red and black text disrupts its calm, introducing urgency.

This work was produced as part of a 2012 portfolio created in response to the Occupy Wall Street movement. It entered The Museum of Modern Art’s collection shortly after its creation, reflecting the institution’s interest in contemporary political art. The portfolio was distributed in limited editions, primarily through activist networks and art spaces aligned with the movement.

Made during the height of the Occupy movement, the print responds to widespread public discontent over housing foreclosures and financial inequality. The '99%' slogan emerged from protests against corporate influence and wealth disparity. Thompson’s work aligns with a tradition of activist graphics that use accessible imagery to mobilize public awareness and solidarity.

The print remains a documented artifact of early 21st-century economic protest. While not widely reproduced beyond its original portfolio, it contributes to the archive of visual responses to the housing crisis and the Occupy era. Its inclusion in MoMA’s collection affirms its role as a cultural record of grassroots political expression.