Guerrilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls Demand a Return to Traditional Values on Abortion.

1992

Large bold text says, “Guerrilla Girls demand a return to traditional values on abortion.” Smaller text explains abortion was legal before the mid-19th century.

Large bold text says, “Guerrilla Girls demand a return to traditional values on abortion.” Smaller text explains abortion was legal before the mid-19th century.

Not on view

Date
1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Poster

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 22 7/16 in. (44 × 57 cm) Image: 17 5/16 × 22 7/16 in. (44 × 57 cm)

Accession number
2015.8.36

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Guerrilla Girls

API
artworks/46943

Part of a series:
Guerrilla Girls' Portfolio Compleat 1985-2012
91 works

A reclining nude woman with a gorilla mask; bold text questions gender bias in art at the Met Museum.

Large text says, “Even Michele Bachmann believes ‘We all have the same civil rights.’ Vote NO on the marriage discrimination amendment.”

A large gorilla with angel wings and famous women artists' names calls for museums to show more art by women.

A large red estrogen pill flies through space toward Earth, with text calling for more empathy in world leadership.

Text on a pink brick wall highlights gender inequality in Irish art museums, with statistics about underrepresentation of women artists.

A pint of dark beer and a small glass of milk sit on a table, highlighting gender inequality in Irish art.

Colorful graffiti-style quotes on a brick wall, all expressing misogynistic views from various historical and modern figures.

A brick wall covered with misogynistic quotes from famous men, each highlighted in bright colors with their names.

Bold blue text says "Bronx Museum Unfair to Men!" with statistics showing high male artist representation in other museums.

A handwritten note to Eli Broad criticizes his art collection for lacking women and artists of color, signed Guerrilla Girls.

Exhibitions

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

Aug 18, 2017–Aug 27, 2018

Guerrilla Girls
120 works in the collection, 1 exhibition

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