ROBBIE CONAL (1944 ) Holy Homophobia

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ROBBIE CONAL (1944- )

Holy Homophobia.

Offset lithograph poster, 28x23 inches, 71x58 1/2 cm. Signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil, 17/25, 1990.

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An outspoken critic of the gay community, Senator Jesse Helms was virulently homophobic and consistently voted against additional AIDS funding and research. This image was designed in reaction to Senator Helms' attempt to block funding for the National Endowment for the Arts after they had supported works by Robert Mapplethorpe and Andres Serrano. The image also appeared on a billboard in Los Angeles with the title, "Artificial Art Official."