The Supreme Court Defines Marriage

Patrick Oliphant American, born Australia

March 25, 2013

Not on view

When this cartoon appeared, the Supreme Court was about to hear oral arguments on two landmark cases concerned with same-sex marriage (California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act). To comment, the artist transforms the justices into long-billed birds that have invaded the privacy of a frightened couple’s bedroom.

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Title: The Supreme Court Defines Marriage
Artist: Patrick Oliphant (American, born Adelaide, Australia, 1935)
Date: March 25, 2013
Medium: Pen and India ink with black crayon
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Susan C. Conway and Patrick Oliphant, 2014
Object Number: 2014.290.6
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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