H.C. Westermann

The Evil New War God (S.O.B)
1958

A sculpture resembling a humanoid figure made from brass cash register parts, with a boxy torso and head, a nose-shaped protrusion, and eye slits, standing against a plain background. The phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" is embossed on its front.

A sculpture resembling a humanoid figure made from brass cash register parts, with a boxy torso and head, a nose-shaped protrusion, and eye slits, standing against a plain background. The phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" is embossed on its front.

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Date
1958

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Plated brass, partly chrome-plated

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

Accession number
97.113.10

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jean and Howard Lipman

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

API
artworks/7565

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June 7, 2015
Robert Slifkin on The Evil New War God by H.C. Westermann

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June 7, 2015
Robert Slifkin on The Evil New War God by H.C. Westermann

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