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Y B A Wife?

Poster
1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Screen print poster in navy blue and shocking pink depicting a frowning woman washing dishes whilst wearing a bridal gown and veil. She looks directly at the viewer. Lettered across the top, "Is there life after marriage?" and the lower right "Y B A Wife" ["Why be a wife?"] in pink.

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TitleY B A Wife?
Brief description
"Is there Life after Marriage? Y B A Wife", screenprint poster by See Red Women's Workshop. Great Britain, 1981.
Physical description
Screen print poster in navy blue and shocking pink depicting a frowning woman washing dishes whilst wearing a bridal gown and veil. She looks directly at the viewer. Lettered across the top, "Is there life after marriage?" and the lower right "Y B A Wife" ["Why be a wife?"] in pink.
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Associated object
E.155-2011 (Duplicate)
Collection
Accession number
E.1962-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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