Kruger, Barbara (1945–)

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Kruger, Barbara (1945–)

American artist. Born Jan 26, 1945, in Newark, NJ; attended Syracuse University and Parsons School of Design.

Began career as a Condé Nast graphic designer; started working in soft sculpture, turned to painting and photography; working often in black, white and red, uses photo-collage with a caption overlay to create political and feminist works; also created public-service ads for such issues as abortion rights and AIDS; work appears in permanent collections of the Whitney Museum and MoMA.

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