Bold green and pink crayon scribbles form large abstract lettering across a white sheet.

Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds

Social Surgery

1987

Not on view

17 works in the collection
1 exhibition

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Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm) Image: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm)

Accession number
2018.137.15

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds

API
artworks/59717

Part of a series:
American Policy
15 works

Large crayon scribbles spell the words bombs, england, and scar in purple, orange, and pink.

Green scribbled word "BUILD" above large black scribbled word "DEATH" on a white background.

Hand-scribbled colorful letters read "Crossing all the borders" in green, blue, and red.

Scribbled colored text reading "DEATH FROM THE TOP" in rough crayon strokes.

Green scribbled word "DELIVER" appears above red scribbled word "PAIN" on white paper.

Large red scribbled letters reading ME centered beneath blue scribbled marks at the top.

Large scribbled blue word dream above bold dark scribbled word money on white background.

Three large scribbled words read "COLORS" in yellow, "SHADE" in red, and "MISERY" in black.

Large colorful crayon letters reading "MOVING AGAINST EARTH" scrawled across a white sheet.

Scribbled blue word "GOOD" above large pink word "KILL" on white paper.