Sisterhood is blooming
Poster
1972 (made)
1972 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The Women's Graphic Collective was founded in Chicago in 1970 as the creative offshoot of the Women's Liberation Union. No formal artistic or design training was required to take part in creating slogans and images for the movement. Each poster was created as a result of a small committee of women reaching compromise and consensus. The women who founded the group were committed to raising the profile of Feminism, while promoting an atmosphere of collaboration between women - the blossoming sisterhood referred to on this poster. In 1971, the collective described their aim of "using printmaking as a medium (silk-screening) [to] allow wide distribution of large, original prints to large numbers of people at low cost." More than a decade of productivity was followed by the Collective's eventual dissolution in 1983.
Object details
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| Title | Sisterhood is blooming (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint |
| Brief description | "Sisterhood is blooming" Issued by Women's Graphics Collective. USA, 1972. |
| Physical description | Black background. Orange spiral with magenta centre pouring out and pooling below. Orange text above image, magenta text below. |
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| 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 |
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| Summary | The Women's Graphic Collective was founded in Chicago in 1970 as the creative offshoot of the Women's Liberation Union. No formal artistic or design training was required to take part in creating slogans and images for the movement. Each poster was created as a result of a small committee of women reaching compromise and consensus. The women who founded the group were committed to raising the profile of Feminism, while promoting an atmosphere of collaboration between women - the blossoming sisterhood referred to on this poster. In 1971, the collective described their aim of "using printmaking as a medium (silk-screening) [to] allow wide distribution of large, original prints to large numbers of people at low cost." More than a decade of productivity was followed by the Collective's eventual dissolution in 1983. |
| Other number | LS.1171 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.639-2004 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2004 |
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