America's Bitter Presence
Print
2008 (printed)
2008 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Robert E. Mueller (born 1925) served in the US Navy during the Second World War, and later trained as an artist. The Iraq Triptych exploits the graphic immediacy and jagged lines of woodcut to give a scathing account of the American military campaign in Iraq since the invasion of 2003. Made over a period of four years from 2005 to 2008 the prints conceived separately are now united as a triptych.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodcut on Japanese paper |
| Brief description | Robert E. Mueller: print from Iraq Triptych. Woodcut |
| Physical description | Black and white woodcut print on Japanese paper, showing group of soldiers etc. |
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| Copy number | 3/5 |
| Marks and inscriptions | "America's Bitter Presence" 3/5 Mueller 3/24/08 / Part I of Iraq Triptych (Title; edition number; signature; date; series title) |
| Credit line | Given by Robert E. Mueller |
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| Summary | Robert E. Mueller (born 1925) served in the US Navy during the Second World War, and later trained as an artist. The Iraq Triptych exploits the graphic immediacy and jagged lines of woodcut to give a scathing account of the American military campaign in Iraq since the invasion of 2003. Made over a period of four years from 2005 to 2008 the prints conceived separately are now united as a triptych. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1195-2012 |
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| Record created | October 26, 2012 |
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