John Fekner

Slow Down Children Growing and One Other

1989

Slowdown sign warns drivers that children are growing and may be playing nearby.
Slowdown sign warns drivers that children are growing and may be playing nearby.

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Date
1989

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screeprint and stencil

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 1/16 × 19 1/8 in. (58.6 × 48.6 cm) Image: 23 1/16 × 19 1/8 in. (58.6 × 48.6 cm)

Accession number
2016.257.4

Publication
Printed by Andrew Castrucci; printed by Lower East Side Printshop, Inc. New York

Credit line
Gift of Paul Castrucci

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/56127

Part of a series:
Your House is Mine
13 works

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Child's blue drawing of a person marked with orange labels pointing to spots like dirt and pimples.
Poster titled "Death of a Neighborhood" with typed poem about abandoned buildings, decay, and rebirth.
A money-shaped grim reaper labeled "Democracy at Work" strikes suffering people labeled homelessness, unemployment, racism, and other social ills.
Puerto Rican flag with a black-and-white building photo and the text "¿Dónde está mi casa, dónde está mi país?".
Red poster reading "Enjoy AZT" with small text and the question "Is this health care or wealth care?".
A bright orange sign with bold black text reading "Homelessness at work."
Slowdown sign warns drivers that children are growing and may be playing nearby.
Bold stenciled letters reading S.O.S. Tompkins Square Park on a white background.
A chest x-ray with bold red text reading "Survival of the fittest?" over the ribs.

John Fekner
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