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)
Artist
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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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 (11 items)

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Dan Miller, Untitled, 2010, acrylic, ink, and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2017.15.1, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
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Date2010
acrylic, ink, and graphite on paper
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Dan Miller, Untitled, 2016, acrylic, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Creative Growth Art Center, 2017.17, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Untitled
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Dan Miller, Untitled (Paper and Book), 2015, acrylic and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2017.15.2, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Untitled (Paper and Book)
Artist
Date2015
acrylic and ink on paper
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Dan Miller, Untitled, 2016, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2017.15.3, © 2016, Creative Growth Art Center
Untitled
Artist
Date2016
ink on paper
Not on view

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