H.C. Westermann

The Evil New War God (S.O.B)

1958

Brass slatted box sculpture forms a stylized face on a pedestal inscribed with "In God We Trust."
Brass slatted box sculpture forms a stylized face on a pedestal inscribed with "In God We Trust."

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Date
1958

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Plated brass, partly chrome-plated

Dimensions
Overall: 16 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (42.6 × 24.8 × 27.6 cm)

Accession number
97.113.10

Credit line
Gift of Jean and Howard Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of H.C. Westermann / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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H.C. Westermann
11 works in the collection, 9 exhibitions

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