Carl Hoeckner

The Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
1938

A detailed black and white illustration depicting a large, imposing figure in military uniform with medals, looming over a scene of soldiers with rifles. The figure's head is tilted back and mouth open as if shouting, with a halo-like effect around the head. Below, rows of soldiers appear to be in a trench, and in the foreground, there are silhouetted heads, possibly of civilians or more soldiers, with a cross among them. The image has a caption at the bottom that reads "The Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Kill! #3" and is signed by the artist.

A detailed black and white illustration depicting a large, imposing figure in military uniform with medals, looming over a scene of soldiers with rifles. The figure's head is tilted back and mouth open as if shouting, with a halo-like effect around the head. Below, rows of soldiers appear to be in a trench, and in the foreground, there are silhouetted heads, possibly of civilians or more soldiers, with a cross among them. The image has a caption at the bottom that reads "The Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Kill! #3" and is signed by the artist.

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Date
1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 11 × 16 1/4in. (27.9 × 41.3 cm) Image (sight): 10 3/8 × 15 7/8in. (26.4 × 40.3 cm)

Accession number
2016.116

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Fern and Hersh Cohen

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Carl Hoeckner
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