Robert Gober

Untitled
1992

A black and white photograph of President Bush holding up a doll of his wife, Barbara, during a campaign stop, featured in a newspaper article with the headline "Family Values and the K.K.K." The newspaper also contains other articles and advertisements, including one for a summer suit sale.
A black and white photograph of President Bush holding up a doll of his wife, Barbara, during a campaign stop, featured in a newspaper article with the headline "Family Values and the K.K.K." The newspaper also contains other articles and advertisements, including one for a summer suit sale.

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Date
1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photolithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 13 5/8 × 1/4in. (28.6 × 34.6 × 0.6 cm)

Accession number
2004.408.4

Edition
1/12

Publication
Printed by Derrière l'Étoile Studios; published by Robert Gober

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© 1992 Robert Gober

API
artworks/22747

Part of a series:
Untitled
4 works

A black and white photograph of President Bush holding up a doll of his wife, Barbara, during a campaign stop, featured in a newspaper article with the headline "Family Values and the K.K.K." The newspaper also contains other articles and advertisements, including one for a summer suit sale.
A vintage newspaper clipping featuring an advertisement with the headline "THANKS AMERICA!" in bold letters, promoting Tide laundry detergent with a "SAVE UP $2.00" coupon offer. The ad includes images of Tide products and a smaller Cheer laundry detergent box. The paper is dated Wednesday, July 1, 1992, from The New York Times, and the visible articles discuss various topics, including a biography of Margaret Sanger and tax discussions among writers.
A black and white photograph of a newspaper spread featuring various articles and headlines. The main headline reads "Bush Is Sent Forth as Champion of Family Values," accompanied by a smaller photo of a man and a woman smiling and holding a document. Below the main article, there's an image of three stacked cooking pots with lids. Other headlines visible include "Jury Convicts Man Who Locked His Children in Bronx Apartment" and "Baby Left in Brooklyn Trash." The newspaper appears to be aged with some fold marks and slight discoloration.
A scanned image of a newspaper page with various articles, headlines, and advertisements, including a prominent one for Tiffany & Co. featuring a clock. The page appears to be from a historical newspaper, with articles discussing events and announcements from the time.

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