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What you staring at?

Poster
1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape poster, which is one of a series of nine in the Some Girls Poster Project. The poster has a dark blue background, and features black and white photographs of women in the bottom two corners, who look out at the viewer. Across the top and centre of the poster is the question 'what you staring at' in large, bold, red font. Alongside the photographs of the women are quotations, saying 'It makes me sick... when girls think they've got to look their best, just for the boys' and 'I don't see why girls should be made to be something they're not, just for the boys,' respectively, both in yellow font.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWhat you staring at? (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing, paper, plastic laminate
Brief description
Poster, designed by Carola Adams, Leah Thorn, Graham Peet and Jonnie Turbie in collaboration with Madley Young Womens Writing and Designing Group, West Midlands, 1981.
Physical description
Landscape poster, which is one of a series of nine in the Some Girls Poster Project. The poster has a dark blue background, and features black and white photographs of women in the bottom two corners, who look out at the viewer. Across the top and centre of the poster is the question 'what you staring at' in large, bold, red font. Alongside the photographs of the women are quotations, saying 'It makes me sick... when girls think they've got to look their best, just for the boys' and 'I don't see why girls should be made to be something they're not, just for the boys,' respectively, both in yellow font.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58cm
  • Width: 83.7cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • What you staring at?
  • It makes me sick... when girls think they've got to look their best, just for the boys
  • I don't see why girls should be made to be something they're not, just for the boys
  • Images and statements chosen by Carola Adams and Leah Thorn from their work with girls. Further contributions from Madeley Young Womens Group designed with Graham Peet and Jonnie Turpie. Published by National Association of Youth Clubs.
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is easy...?'
Subject depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?
Collection
Accession number
E.552-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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