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Object Details

Artist

Barbara Kruger, born Newark, NJ 1945

Publisher

Peter Blum Edition

Gallery Label

Barbara Kruger is known for pairing incisive text with found photographs, usually taken from old advertisements or magazine illustrations. In this piece, she recasts an English proverb-- "Children should be seen and not heard"--as a "we" statement of refusal and protest. The force of each word is underscored by an image of an expressive hand gesture.

Who do you think is the "we" in this statement?

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase

Date

1985

Object number

1986.50H

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Graphic Arts-Print

Medium

photo-offset lithograph and screenprint on paper

Dimensions

sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (52.0 x 52.0 cm)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Graphic Arts

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure female\child\bust

Allegory\civic\rebellion

Object\letter

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b64794c5-3e19-4e9d-883c-4107369056ad

Record ID

saam_1986.50H