Poster from Women's March on Washington with “Nasty Women Unite”: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Hand drawn poster by Patricia Thomas from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has red and black text which reads [NASTY [red] / Women [black] / UNITE [red]]. On the reverse in the upper left corner is [If you use this sign / sent me a pic of it in / action [phone number]]. There is a post-it note on the back with black text [Patricia Thomas / Tyler School / of Art / Philadelphia / Black / Cargo Collective C[illegible] / Pat[illegible]].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Created by: Patricia Renee' Thomas, American, born 1995
• Subject of: President Donald John Trump, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Hillary Clinton, born 1947
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: posters
• Medium: paint on poster board
• Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 × 20 in. (81.5 × 50.8 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.85.19
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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