Designed by Mary Patten for the ACT UP/Chicago Women's Caucus, the “Chicago Dykes Rule – Pussy by the Lake" banner sketch was originally made for the first Dyke March on Washington in April 1993. Featured in our exhibition, City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago, the banner sketch is now available on this 100% cotton canvas tote bag that’s perfect for everyday essentials.

City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago is an intergenerational group exhibition that highlights Chicago’s essential yet underacknowledged role in the story of queer art and activism. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Mary Patten is a visual artist, video maker, writer, educator, and political activist, with lifelong commitments to social movements for racial justice, protesting the carceral state, combatting the AIDS crisis, and fighting for queer and LGBT liberation. Patten has led or participated in many public collaborations and actions, including Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, ACT UP/Chicago, the Madame Binh Graphics Collective, and Feel Tank Chicago.