IGNORANCE = FEAR, SILENCE = DEATH Fight AIDS ACT UP Poster, 1989

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Artifact Overview

ACT UP is an advocacy group focused on improving AIDS awareness, treatment, prevention, and public policy. Artist Keith Haring was active in LGBTQ rights movements. His dancing figures mimic the "see no / hear no / speak no evil" proverb, referencing the need to grow visibility for the disease. Haring died from AIDS-related complications soon after this poster was created.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1989

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.103.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Blue
Red
Yellow (Color)
Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 24.5 in
Width: 43 in

IGNORANCE = FEAR, SILENCE = DEATH Fight AIDS ACT UP Poster, 1989