When Racism & Sexism are No Longer Fashionable, What Will Your Art Collection Be Worth?

1989

Guerrilla Girls

Associated Names
Guerrilla Girls

Artist, founded 1985

This print contains several lines and columns of black text on white paper. At the top are the lines "WHEN RACISM & SEXISM ARE NO LONGER FASHIONABLE, WHAT WILL YOUR ART COLLECTION BE WORTH?" Below that, it says "The art market won't bestow mega-buck prices on the work of a few white males forever. For the 17.7 million you just spent on a single Jasper Johns painting, you could have bought at least one work by all these women and artists of color". Below this section there are four columns filled with names. At the bottom are the words "Guerrilla Girls."
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This image shows a protest poster by the Guerrilla Girls. The poster features a headline asking, "WHAT DO THESE ARTISTS HAVE IN COMMON?" Below the question is a list of artists' names in two columns, followed by a statement in bold typeface at the bottom. In the bottom right corner, "Guerrilla Girls" is displayed with "Conscience of the Art World" below it. The design uses black text on a white background for impact and clarity.

What Do These Artists Have In Common?

Guerrilla Girls

1985

Guerrilla Girls' Most Wanted: 1985-2006

Guerrilla Girls

1985

This is an image of a report card titled "Guerrilla Girls' 1986 Report Card." The drawing depicts a table evaluating art galleries on their inclusion of women artists during the time periods 1985-6 and 1986-7. Various art galleries are listed in the left column with numbers representing the count of women artists they featured during the two time periods. There are handwritten remarks next to each gallery's data in the rightmost column labeled "Remarks." The image presents a critique on gender representation in the art world during the specified time frame.

Guerrilla Girls' 1986 Report Card

Guerrilla Girls

1986

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Guerrilla Girls, Inc.; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Kathe Kollwitz

Wikidata ID

Q76438930

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