Guerrilla Girls

Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?
1989

Provocative poster questioning gender bias in art with text and a reclining woman wearing a gorilla mask.

Provocative poster questioning gender bias in art with text and a reclining woman wearing a gorilla mask.

Not on view

Date
1989

Classification
Prints

Medium
Poster

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 28in. (30.5 × 71.1 cm) Image: 12 × 28in. (30.5 × 71.1 cm)

Accession number
2015.8.24

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

Rights and reproductions
© Guerrilla Girls

API
artworks/46924

Part of a series:

Guerrilla Girls' Portfolio Compleat, 1985-2012

91 works

Poster questioning gender disparity in art with a reclining nude wearing a gorilla mask, asking about female representation in the Met Museum.

Poster with quote "EVEN MICHELE BACHMANN BELIEVES 'WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CIVIL RIGHTS'" urging to vote no on a marriage discrimination amendment.

Poster with "GUERRILLA GIRLS TO MUSEUMS: TIME FOR GENDER REASSIGNMENT!" text, gorilla figures, and gender equality messages.

Giant capsule labeled "Estrogen" hurtling towards Earth with satirical text about the "Estrogen Bomb" as a new weapon for world peace.

Pink brick wall with bold text and graphics highlighting gender disparities in art institutions.

Poster with text "Let's Toast Irish Art, Lads! (Pssst: Not so fast, Lasses!)" and statistics on gender disparity in art institutions, with a pint of beer and two small bowls.

Graffiti-style artwork on a brick wall with various misogynistic quotes attributed to historical and public figures, highlighting issues of sexism.

Graffiti wall with quotes by various figures expressing misogynistic views, highlighting the issue of sexism in society.

Poster claiming "BRONX MUSEUM UNFAIR TO MEN!" with statistics on male representation in art museums.

Handwritten letter on pink paper addressing Eli Broad about the lack of diversity in his art collection, signed by Guerrilla Girls.

Exhibitions

An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017

Aug 18, 2017–Aug 27, 2018

Guerrilla Girls
115 works in the collection

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