Know Your Place
Materials: MDO, Vintage RCA Victor TV, Mixed Media, Photo Transfer
Framed Dimensions: 40 1/2” x 50 1/2” x 4”
2020
In the 50s advertising was filled with advice for women and homemakers: keep yourself trim, beautiful and full of charm, prepare nutritious meals for the family, maintain a company-ready home and tend to the children from morning until night. This oppressive and often mean-spirited messaging was designed to keep homebound women in their place, resulting in a population of women suffering from a lack of fulfillment.