Women's Equality
Date1975
Artist
Marisol
(French artist, 1930–2016)
Publisher
Styria Studio Inc.
Medium15-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 34 1/2 × 29 3/4 in. (87.6 × 75.6 cm)
sheet: 41 × 29 3/4 in. (104.1 × 75.6 cm)
sheet: 41 × 29 3/4 in. (104.1 × 75.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lorillard, a Division of Loew's Theatres, Inc., 1975
Object number1975-142
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe colorful outline technique in this work shares remarkable similarities to the untitled print series by Marisol also on view in this gallery. Here, gestural, sketchy lines use negative space to evoke the bodies and arms of two closely positioned pioneers of women's rights, who seem to embrace. Marisol accompanied this print with enigmatic text that centers the women's appearances:“I chose to portray Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton because of their leadership in the struggle for women’s rights, and because I like their faces – strong, determined, with very intense eyes.” - M
