An SFMOMA Exhibition Exclusive!

The first run of these beautiful exhibition posters was limited to only 250 posters, and they are certain to sell out fast.

In contrast to Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic 1945 photograph, “V-J Day in Times Square,” Amy Sherald's “For love, and for country” (2022) “decisively queers the intimate pose, swapping out a straight, white couple in favor of two black males in uniform,” Jenni Sorkin writes. “Keenly political, Sherald’s painting exemplifies the era of military policy known as ‘open service,’ in which homosexuality is no longer treated as a crime, a shameful secret or a deficiency. Floating on a bright blue background, Sherald’s couple is the embodiment of the celebratory slogan ‘out, loud, and proud’—both for love, embedded in their own chemistry, seemingly oblivious to the external world, and for country, their patriotism embodied by the white-and-blue-striped sailor shirt, topped with a jaunty red scarf knotted at the throat.”

Posters are shipped rolled.

18 x 24

Printed in San Francisco on 80# cover stock

Artwork title and credit line:
For Love, and for Country, 2022 Oil on linen; 123 1/4 × 93 1/8 in. (313 × 236.5 cm); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase, by exchange, through a gift of Helen and Charles Schwab; © Amy Sherald; photo: Joseph Hyde, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth