Gran Fury

Women Don’t Get AIDS
1991

A provocative poster with a purple hue featuring three women with their mouths open as if shouting. The text reads "WOMEN DON'T GET AIDS THEY JUST DIE FROM IT" in large, bold letters. Additional text provides statistics about HIV positive women and criticizes the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS, advocating for its expansion. The bottom credits Gran Fury for the work, with photo credits to Michael Baytoff and Blackstar, and sponsorship by the Public Art Fund Inc., New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
A provocative poster with a purple hue featuring three women with their mouths open as if shouting. The text reads "WOMEN DON'T GET AIDS THEY JUST DIE FROM IT" in large, bold letters. Additional text provides statistics about HIV positive women and criticizes the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS, advocating for its expansion. The bottom credits Gran Fury for the work, with photo credits to Michael Baytoff and Blackstar, and sponsorship by the Public Art Fund Inc., New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

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Date
1991

Classification
Prints

Medium
Print of bus shelter sign

Dimensions
Overall: 67 1/2 × 46 11/16in. (171.5 × 118.6 cm) Sheet: 67 1/2 × 46 11/16in. (171.5 × 118.6 cm) Image: 67 1/2 × 46 11/16in. (171.5 × 118.6 cm) Mount: 67 1/2 × 46 11/16 × 1/2in. (171.5 × 118.6 × 1.3 cm)

Accession number
2018.119a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gran Fury

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/59733

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