Ultraviolet: 69 Blacklight Posters From the Aquarian Age and Beyond by Dan Donahue < Reviews | PopMatters
Counterculture historian Dan Donahue compiled the book, and contributed a lucid and thorough essay that covers the development of the oddball art form associated most often with the late ‘60s, when “the blacklight poster had become the premier freak flag to hang at the door to a new consciousness.” In his history of the “blacklight revolution,” the use of ultraviolet light originates (possibly) with secret communication techniques used in WWI, and flourishes with the spirit of experimentation and hallucination in the Summer of Love:
“The blacklight poster was actually a medium capable of mimicking the effects of the new wonder drug. With the ability to glow and vibrate under ultraviolet light, the posters could simulate the sensations and visual distortions one experienced during an acid trip.”
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