Object Timeline

1987

  • Work on this object began.

2025

Poster, Silence = Death, 1987

This is a Poster. It was designed by Avram Finkelstein, Jorge Socarras, Oliver Johnston and Silence = Death Collective and published by ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power). It is dated 1987 and we acquired it in 2025. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase with funds given in honor of Ellen Lupton.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 85.1 × 55.9 cm (33 1/2 × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Silence = Death, 1987; Designed by Avram Finkelstein (American, b. 1952), Jorge Socarras (American, b. 1952), Oliver Johnston, Silence = Death Collective; Published by ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power); lithograph on paper; H x W: 85.1 × 55.9 cm (33 1/2 × 22 in.); Museum purchase with funds given in honor of Ellen Lupton; 2025-16-1

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