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Elizabeth Taylor: Act Up
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is in an edition of 7. Signed by the photographer.
Category

Early 2000s Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled (For Act Up), graphic, contemporary, political
By David Wojnarowicz
Located in New York, NY
Two signed and dated colored screen-prints on woven paper political analogy with a motif of the United States as a target. The overlayed text rails against the lack of response to th...
Category

1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

Keith Haring Ignorance = Fear, 1989 (Keith Haring Act Up poster)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
-based AIDS activist group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Keith Haring designed and executed
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Your Silence Will Not Protect You" Audre Lorde Neon Sculpture - Edition 8 of 10
Located in New York, NY
Prize Winner, and QAM Mentor & Trustee. Inspired by their history with ACT UP and AIDS activism with
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Balancing Act, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
throughout, which unify the random patterning. A result is a balancing act of linear patterns, textures, and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
By Gifford Beal
Located in Missouri, MO
Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome By Gifford Beal (1879-1956) Signed Lower Right Unframed: 6.5" x 9.5
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20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
By Gifford Beal
Located in Missouri, MO
Gifford Beal (1879-1956) "Bareback Act, Old Hippodome" 1950 Lithograph Signed Lower Right With
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1950s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Men In the Cities - Gretchen (Hand Signed By Robert Longo)
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
International and Act-Up This offset lithograph is based upon Longo's 1982 untitled work featuring one of his
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Le Grand Act De La Seduction
Located in Dallas, TX
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré Le Grand Act De La Seduction Ballpoint Pens, Crayons And Colored Pencil On
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Crayon, Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil

Angel and Skeleton (the rescuing Angel appears to be female)
By Donna Evans
Located in New Orleans, LA
AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) to fight the AIDS pandemic. Low-tech and low budget, the
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
working my tired act." "Tired Act" is presented stretched and signed on the reverse by the artist. A
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Haring prints. Keith Haring Act Up. Keith Haring Gay & Lesbian. Keith Haring bathroom. Keith Haring The
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Figure, colorful, torso, figural
Located in New York, NY
was diagnosed with the disease and played an integral role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by his
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I Ching, figurative, perspective, book
Located in New York, NY
role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by his sexuality and state of health, Frangella embraced the
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figures (Head and Torso), figural, painterly, colorful
Located in New York, NY
Frangella was diagnosed with the disease and played an integral role in the ACT UP movement. Ostracized by
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sit-Up
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

(Life is a) Juggling act - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
(Life is a) Juggling act (Bombay all Day) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Act I, Scene I From Romeo and Juliet-Original Lithograph-1975
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Act I, Scene I - From “Romeo and Juliet”  is an artwork realized in 1975. Mixed colored lithograph
Category

1970s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pauline Vallayer Moutet (Act. 19th/20thC) 1898 Haystack French Impressionist O/p
By Pauline Vallayer-Moutet
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Pauline Vallayer - Moutet (French, Act. 19th/20thC) Meule de foin (Haystack ) • Oil on panel ca
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1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Silence = Death
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
bearing the same name. This poster would later become the defining symbol for ACT UP, an organization
Category

1980s Street Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Screen

Silence = Death
Silence = Death
H 39 in W 39 in D 1 in
"Josephine is a Hard Act to Follow", David Deming, Stainless Steel Sculpture,
By David L. Deming
Located in Dallas, TX
of memorable pets in rather human-like scenarios. In "Josephine is a Hard Act to Follow" the weenie
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Let the Record Show
Located in New York, NY
Offset poster Text at bottom reads: “©1987 THE SILENCE = DEATH PROJECT. Used by permission by ACT
Category

1980s Other Art Style More Prints

Materials

Offset

Giving Up Is Not An Option 2
By Alogi John
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
life, while the act of searching for the missing piece embodies the relentless pursuit of solutions and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
By Rex Ray
Located in New York, NY
Act Up; many guerilla marketing flyers and posters for queer nightclubs; and numerous book covers for
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering
By Diana Tremaine
Located in Burlingame, CA
external, natural and man-made - that act around and within each of us every day. Life is a balancing act
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
canvas, the brush, and the paint allow me to act out, throw up, confront, and examine those innermost
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

From the Bottom Up - Contemporary Landscape/Abstract Painting, cut out, blue
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
more abstracted and chaotic foreground consisting of arrows and cut Sintra board to act simultaneously
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, PVC

Tangled Up In Blue, Original Impressionist Landscape Pastel Painting on Board
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
act as a vehicle to take the viewer's eyes through the landscape and towards the serene sky of blues
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing
By Steven Harvey
Located in Surfside, FL
Auction, Germans Van Eck Gallery 1992 Night, Trenkmann Gallery 1991 ACT UP Benefit Auction, Paula Cooper
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Tied Up- Digital Illustration of Female Portrait Brown+Black+Pink (1/20)
Located in Gilroy, CA
identity on the piece. Her works while relate to all women they act as a vessel for her exploration into
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Digital

Sweet Violet... Spring face of female looking up in flowers hand coloured print
Located in London, GB
works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Glass, Oak, Paint, Watercolor

Men in the Cities: Robert Longo (Gretchen) Poster (Signed) /// American Psycho
By Robert Longo
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: Unknown, New York? NY Publisher: ACT UP, New York, NY and Amnesty International, London, UK Sheet size
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
painted on oversized pieces of scavenged plywood. I found the act of painting both hypnotic and meditative
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Original "Are You 100% American, Prove It! Third Liberty Loan vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
challenging them to support the war effort and purchase government bonds. The Third Liberty Loan Act was
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1910s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Player
By Paula Cahill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, inviting the viewer to a participatory and contemplative experience through the act of visual tracking
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chronos 5
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chronos 2
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Birds 019- Contemporary, Abstract, Expressionist, Modern, Street art, Surrealist
By Francisco Nicolás
Located in London, London
ones that adapted more to the whirlwind of color and forms, which sometimes act as background and
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Rockwell. For a detailed description of how Boston fans acted out a baseball game long before the warm-up
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil

The Cave 02 - Planet of the Apes 11 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
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1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

The Cave 01 - Planet of the Apes 10 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

'Constructivist Abstract', by unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
appears to be a representation of a skull. The two largest/longest curved black shapes act as the eye
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chronos 1
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Journal - Tuesday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Journal - Wednesday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Journal - Monday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Street Scene Framed Oil Painting - Walk the Street
Located in Bristol, GB
blue that act as focal points. This brilliantly executed large oil on canvas is housed in a well
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

The Cave 02 - Planet of the Apes 11 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Cave 01 - Planet of the Apes 10 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she gives the decisive impulse. The people
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Flora - Planet of the Apes 08 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Clouds Above the Moon - Planet of the Apes 04 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shot in the South West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Blue Space Light - Planet of the Apes 07 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shot in the South West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Moonscape - Planet of the Apes 03 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
South West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Waterhole - Planet of the Apes 05 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
South West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Surface Area - Planet of the Apes 02 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
South West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Day for Night - Planet of the Apes 01 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
West of the USA seem surreally enraptured, and the artist herself seems only to act inasmuch as she
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Journal - Friday
By Jane Booth
Located in San Diego, CA
, and sky, act as a foundation for her work. Booth paints from the inside out, from her meditation of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Acrobatic Dancers ' Pencil , pen and ink on paper, circa 1950's.
Located in Frome, Somerset
essence of the moving body amdist a performance act . The pure expression in human movement relating to
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

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