COBOL Poster

[Jason T]

I've finally gotten around to photographing a poster I've had for a
number of years.  Hoping it triggers some memories for at least one
person here.  I'd love to know who made it, when and most of all
*why*:

http://flickr.com/photos/chiclassiccomp/3037313448/in/photostream/

It's fairly large, maybe 3'x5'.  It's actually textured - all the
white areas are printed with some sort of coarse sand or grit.  Right
above the lower brown bar is written in pencil "A New Language" and
signed, as far as I can tell "D. Meeny."  Googling this info has
turned up nothing for me.

This was some serious work.  I'm not one to question an artist's muse
- but someone, somewhere, at some time, sure loved them some COBOL.