Guerrilla Girls

The Hysterical Herstory of Hysteria and How It Was Cured

2016

Book titled The Hysterical Herstory of Hysteria and How It Was Cured surrounded by vintage medical illustrations.

Book titled The Hysterical Herstory of Hysteria and How It Was Cured surrounded by vintage medical illustrations.

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Date
2016

Classification
Books

Medium
Book of color offset lithographs on cardboard

Dimensions
Book: 8 × 8 × 1/2 in. (20.3 × 20.3 × 1.3 cm)

Accession number
2020.28.26

Edition
19/50

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Print Committee in honor of David W. Kiehl

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
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Guerrilla Girls' Portfolio Compleat 2012-2016 Upgrade, 2016-2018
27 works

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Cartoon Oscar statue highlights only 6% acting and 5% writing/directing awards went to people of color in 86 years.

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Crowd of people wearing gorilla masks holds a poster criticizing museums for preserving the history of wealth and power.

List showing number of women with one-person exhibitions at MFC-Michele Didier from 2011 to 2015.

Black poster announcing Guerrilla Girls asked 383 European museums about diversity, with only one-quarter responding.

Poster listing heritage awareness months and asking "What happens the rest of the year?" with large "DISCRIMINATION" text.

Poster says Guerrilla Girls asked 383 European museums about diversity and only one quarter responded.

Book titled The Hysterical Herstory of Hysteria and How It Was Cured surrounded by vintage medical illustrations.

Poster claiming President Trump replaces various heritage and awareness months with offensive, discriminatory renamed months.

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