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The student-designed exhibition Radical Posters: Women’s Graphics Collectives, located on the ground floor of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, showcases some of the recently-donated art and personal archives of the artist, historian, activist, and University of Chicago alumna, Barbara Morgan. Her materials formed the basis for a College Summer Institute project (Art and Activism: The Barbara Morgan Archives) carried out by a team of undergraduates, a graduate student mentor, and with the collaboration of archivists from the Regenstein Library and curatorial staff from the Smart Museum of Art.

Morgan received her Masters in History from the University of Chicago in 1965, and during her student years she was involved in several activist groups, including the Women’s Radical Action Project and the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union. In 1973 she co-founded the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective, and Morgan remained part of this group until 1976 when she moved to San Francisco and founded Red Pepper Posters. Morgan documented her life in letters and journals dating from 1963 to 2011, which provide vivid details about her artistic practice and political activism.

The exhibition is free and open to the public. The opening celebration will take place on Wednesday October 8, 2025 from 4:00-6:00pm. The exhibition will remain open through Friday, March 13, 2026. The CSGS and CSRPC are located at 5733 S. University, and the building is open weekdays from 9am to 5pm.