Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard)

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard), 1985, 9 prints, photo-offset lithograph and screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, VR.1986.50A-I
Barbara Kruger, Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard), 1985, 9 prints, photo-offset lithograph and screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, VR.1986.50A-I

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard)
Publisher
Peter Blum Edition
Date
1985
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
9 prints, photo-offset lithograph and screenprint
Classifications
Object Number
VR.1986.50A-I

Artwork Description

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?

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Mascoll, Untitled Wood Vessel with Lid, not dated, royal palm and cocobolo, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.24
Untitled Wood Vessel with Lid
Datenot dated
royal palm and cocobolo
Not on view
John Mascoll, Untitled Lidded Vessel, 2016, citrus, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.26
Untitled Lidded Vessel
Date2016
citrus
Not on view
John Mascoll, Untitled Lidded Vessel, 2016, bleached chinaberry, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.25
Untitled Lidded Vessel
Date2016
bleached chinaberry
Not on view

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