The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist
Object Details
- Date
- 1988
- Designer
- Guerrilla Girls, USA, established 1985
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- White political poster with black text. Text reads: "THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN ARTIST:/ Working without the pressure of success./ Not having to be in shows with men./ Having an escape from the art world in your 4 free-lance jobs./ Knowing your career might pick up after you're eighty./ Being reassured that whatever kind of art you make it will be labeled feminine./ Not being stuck in a tenured teaching position./ Seeing your ideas live on in the works of others./ Having the opportunity to choose between a career and motherhood./ Not having to choke on those big cigars or paint in Italian suits./ Having more time to work after your mate dumps you for someone younger./ Being included in revised versions of art history./ Not having to undergo the embarassment of being called a genius./ Getting your pictures in the art magazines wearing a gorilla suit./ Please send $ and comments to: Guerilla Girls Conscience of the Art World/ Box 1056 Cooper Sta. NY, NY 10276."
- designed in
- USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sara and Marc Benda
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 2009-20-1
- Type
- graphic design
- Object Name
- Poster
- Type
- Poster
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright Notice
- © Guerrilla Girls, courtesy guerrillagirls.com
- Medium
- Photo-offset lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 43.1 x 56 cm (16 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
- Record ID
- chndm_2009-20-1