Guerrilla Girls

How Many Women Had Solo Shows At NYC Museums? Recount
2015

A graphic poster split into two halves, comparing the number of one-person exhibitions by women at NYC museums in 1985 and 2015. The left side is white with black text, listing the Guggenheim, Metropolitan, Modern, and Whitney museums with zeros next to each, except for Modern which has a one. The year 1985 is circled in red at the bottom. The right side is black with white text, showing the same museum names with red handwritten numbers next to them, indicating an increase in exhibitions by women. The year 2015 is circled in red at the bottom. Both sides have the text "How many women had one-person exhibitions at NYC museums last year?" and a red stamp at the bottom reading "A public service message from Guerrilla Girls conscience of the art world." The left cites "Art in America Annual 1985-86" as the source, while the right cites "Museum websites."
A graphic poster split into two halves, comparing the number of one-person exhibitions by women at NYC museums in 1985 and 2015. The left side is white with black text, listing the Guggenheim, Metropolitan, Modern, and Whitney museums with zeros next to each, except for Modern which has a one. The year 1985 is circled in red at the bottom. The right side is black with white text, showing the same museum names with red handwritten numbers next to them, indicating an increase in exhibitions by women. The year 2015 is circled in red at the bottom. Both sides have the text "How many women had one-person exhibitions at NYC museums last year?" and a red stamp at the bottom reading "A public service message from Guerrilla Girls conscience of the art world." The left cites "Art in America Annual 1985-86" as the source, while the right cites "Museum websites."

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Date
2015

Classification
Prints

Medium
Poster and sticker

Dimensions
Sheet (a): 10 × 26in. (25.4 × 66 cm) Sheet (b): 2 3/4 × 7in. (7 × 17.8 cm)

Accession number
2020.28.12a-b

Series
Guerrilla Girls' Portfolio Compleat 2012-2016 Upgrade, 2016-2018

Edition
19/50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee in honor of David W. Kiehl

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/62467

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