Paintings; Allusions; Anti-Americanism; Politics & government; Political issues; Capitalism; Imperialism; Wealth; Corruption; Poverty; Emigration & immigration; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Domestic life; Child labor;...
"This enormous, collage-like painting is crammed with anti-American allusions. An electric chair sits on the plinth at the top center (the Rosenbergs were electrocuted as Russian spies in 1953). A GI nonchalantly reads a pornographic magazine....
Installation at the Mary Boone Gallery, New York, 5-26 January 1991. Photographic silkscreen on paper, floor lettering vinyl paint, dimensions variable according to location.
Sculpture; Mixed media; Men; Young adults; Discrimination; Race discrimination; Racism; Prejudice; Cultural relations; Social classes; Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Fear
Earth, linen cloth, and wood, and recorded interviews; “ ‘My godson’s experience stimulated this piece. He’s grown up in Greenwich Village and one evening while out with his friends the police swooped down upon them. They were thrown...
Mixed media; Sculpture; Political issues; Discrimination; Race discrimination; Racism; Prejudice; Ethnic stereotypes; Stereotyping; Caricatures; Cultural relations; Civil rights; Social classes; Social aspects; Advertisements; Advertising;...
“The social, political, and spiritual terrain of Saar’s work incorporates found objects, personal family memorabilia, and other materials. In this work, using the familiar and derogatory image of Aunt Jemimah, Saar transforms the stereotype...
Paintings; Tempera paintings; Storytelling; Vignettes; History; Discrimination; Racism; Segregation; Political issues; Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Social life; Cost & standard of...
"No. 49 of this series bears the caption 'They also found discrimination in the North although it was much different from that which they had known in the South.'" (Excerpt, Kleiner, p.1067)
Posters; Satires (Visual works); Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Punctuation; Numerals; Language; Publicity; Communication; Political issues; Social aspects; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Social justice; Social life;...
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Houses; Housing; Cities & towns; City planning; Land use; Land subdivision; Social classes; Architectural drawings; Drawings; Plans
Plan of the northern section of Kahun, built during the reign of Senwosret II near modern el-Lahun. Includes: western quarter for workers; eastern quarter; officials' residences; Senwosret II's residence.
By "various hands." (Lucie-Smith, p.448). The following information is from the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles: THE MURALS OF ESTRADA COURTS web page (http://www.lamurals.org/MuralFiles/ELA/EstradaCourts.html), accessed February 1,...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Maps; Industrialization; Industry; Economic & social conditions; Social aspects; Industrial arbitration; Social classes; Wealth; Poverty; Economic & industrial aspects
"Fabro made his first sculpture in the Italia series in 1968. Dozens of variations followed in subsequent years. Another theme established in 1968 was that of 'Feet'. This involved the artist in producing a series of bizarre sculptural...
Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Language; Slogans; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Punctuation; Graphic design; Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values; Political issues; Discrimination;...
"Barbara Kruger, rather than making her own photographs, has combined found media imagery involving the male gaze and its various hidden projections of personal power with brief texts of her own devising. Sometimes by reinforcement of the...
