Wicked Designs

Do you regret being with me? Damn right I do. I had no regrets until I met you. Now my regrets could kill me.

Justice is here! This portrait of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg came into the Museum’s collection this year as a gift from the sitter herself. In the painting, Ginsburg appears with a calm yet determined gaze—perhaps a reflection of her stalwart position supporting gender equality, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights. Displayed in the institution that Ginsburg used to frequent as a child, this work celebrates her prominence as a Brooklyn native, iconic American figure, and integral voice on the nation’s highest court.⁠ 

See it now on view in our fifth floor American art galleries.