3 White Women, 1 Woman of Color and No Men of Color out of 71 Artists?
- Artist: Guerrilla Girls
- Date: 1997
- Medium: Lithograph on paper and card
- Dimensions: support: 559 x 431 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is the “3 White Women, 1 Woman of Color and No Men of Color out of 71 Artists?” by the Guerrilla Girls, created in 1997. It’s a striking lithograph printed on paper and card, a typical format for the collective’s bold, high‑contrast posters that have become iconic in the fight for gender and racial equity in art. The piece literally lists the numbers: out of 71 artists represented in a major survey, only three are white women, just one woman of color, and no men of color appear. That stark statistic immediately forces the viewer to confront the double exclusion happening in the art world.
The Guerrilla Girls use anonymous gorilla masks and pseudonyms of deceased female artists, so the focus stays on the data and the injustice rather than the personalities. This work, part of their long‑running “Media Networks” exhibition, reminds us that while women may be present, they are still underrepresented and often sidelined. The simplicity of the design—black text on a white background—lets the numbers speak loudly. It’s a call to action, a reminder that visibility matters, and a testament to the power of visual activism in reshaping cultural narratives.
See it in person
3 White Women, 1 Woman of Color and No Men of Color out of 71 Artists? is in the collection of Tate Modern on Bankside, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
