Artist:

Barbara Kruger, born Newark, NJ 1945  Search this

Publisher:

Peter Blum Edition  Search this

Medium:

photo-offset lithograph and screenprint on paper

Dimensions:

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

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1985

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?

Topic:

Figure female\child\bust  Search this

Allegory\civic\rebellion  Search this

Object\letter  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase

Object number:

1986.50H

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

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

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.50H