An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017 Sept 25, 2017–June 28, 2018

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

Sept 25, 2017–June 28, 2018

Blue-hued painting of figures draped in flags.
Blue-hued painting of figures draped in flags.

May Stevens (b. 1924), Dark Flag, 1976, from the series "Big Daddy" Paintings, 1967-76. Acrylic on canvas, 60 1/8 × 60 1/8 in. (152.7 × 152.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist 2005.34. © May Stevens. Courtesy the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York

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