Super Diva by Julie Torres in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2021

Title: Super Diva!

Artist: Julie Torres (American, born Boise, Idaho 1980)

Subject: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (American, Brooklyn 1933–2020 Washington, D.C.)

Date: 2020

Medium: Screenprint

Dimensions: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Julie Torres, 2021

Object Number: 2021.93

"Super Diva!" celebrates the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was made after her death in September 2020 when there was much reflection on her historic legacy and the great loss her death presented to the Court and the country. The image, primarily in tones of pink and purple, shows the Justice in her traditional robe with her celebrated decorative collar, this one made of South African beads. Justice Ginsburg turns her body to stare directly at the viewer. Her pose presents her as monumental, even though she was barely five feet tall, a reference to her towering importance and powerful arguments made as both an attorney and a judge to advance and protect civil liberties. Surrounding her figure are notable quotes from her arguments and interviews, including statements in favor of women's rights and "I dissent."

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/851386