Response Wall: The Hecklers By Joseph Hirsch
Wednesday, Feb 12 – Mar 31, 2020University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Fine and Applied Arts
500 E Peabody Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
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In this print, the artist shows a group of older, white men dressed in suits, shouting from their balcony seats.
As a group, their faces and body language express a sense of disapproval and confrontation.
What do you think is going on?
What are you angry about?
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See other prints by Joseph Hirsch in the Online Collection.
Selected by Anne Sautman and Jon Seydl
Image: Joseph Hirsch, The Hecklers, 1943-44, lithograph.