Memorials of War

Aug 19–Nov 28, 2004

This is a black and white etching featuring a textured, abstract landscape with the words "WAR MEMORIAL" prominently displayed in the sky. In the foreground, there is a stylized, flat, X-shaped figure, resembling a fallen or embedded monument, set against a dark, sweeping background that suggests a vast, open space. The artwork has handwritten inscriptions at the bottom, indicating the title, edition number, and artist's signature with the year '70.
This is a black and white etching featuring a textured, abstract landscape with the words "WAR MEMORIAL" prominently displayed in the sky. In the foreground, there is a stylized, flat, X-shaped figure, resembling a fallen or embedded monument, set against a dark, sweeping background that suggests a vast, open space. The artwork has handwritten inscriptions at the bottom, indicating the title, edition number, and artist's signature with the year '70.

Robert Morris, Trench with Chlorine Gas, 1970. Lithograph, sheet: 24 3/16 × 42 1/2 in. (61.5 × 107.9 cm) Image: 20 1/4 × 40 1/8 in. (51.4 × 101.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee 2003.108.1. © Robert Morris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Memorials of War was curated by David Kiehl.

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