We the People

Front of print: A large inkjet print on high gloss paper. It features a stylized portrait of a woman wearing makeup and a hijab, with the hijab being patterned after the American flag (white stars on a blue field on the left, red and white stripes on the right). Behind her the background fades from blue on the left to white on the right. In the upper left corner is a star-shaped logo, and below the portrait are stacked the phrases "WE THE PEOPLE" followed by "ARE GREATER THAN FEAR."
Front of print

A large inkjet print on high gloss paper. It features a stylized portrait of a woman wearing makeup and a hijab, with the hijab being patterned after the American flag (white stars on a blue field on the left, red and white stripes on the right). Behind her the background fades from blue on the left to white on the right. In the upper left corner is a star-shaped logo, and below the portrait are stacked the phrases "WE THE PEOPLE" followed by "ARE GREATER THAN FEAR."

Name/Title

We the People

Entry/Object ID

2019.P-G.139

Description

A large inkjet print on high gloss paper. It features a stylized portrait of a woman wearing makeup and a hijab, with the hijab being patterned after the American flag (white stars on a blue field on the left, red and white stripes on the right). Behind her the background fades from blue on the left to white on the right. In the upper left corner is a star-shaped logo, and below the portrait are stacked the phrases "WE THE PEOPLE" followed by "ARE GREATER THAN FEAR."

Context

A stylized portrait of a woman wearing makeup and an American flag style hijab above the slogan "We the people are greater than fear."

Collection

Palmeri-Goodstein Research Print Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Shepard Fairey

Role

Artist

Date made

Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017

Time Period

21st Century

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Inkjet prints

Search Terms

muslim, hijab, america, american flag, we the people, 9/11, patriotism, woman, islamophobia

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

16 in

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Artist Nancy Palmeri, MFA

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Aug 2019