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Gigantomachy I
Gigantomachy I belongs to a series of paintings Leon Golub made in the 1960s and early 1970s named for a mythological battle between Olympian gods and a race of giants. The monumentally large mural…
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The History of the Russian Revolution: From Marx to Mayakovsky is a large mixed-media work that incorporates paintings, architectural cutouts, stenciled lettering, and found objects. It is one of…
Abraham Joshua Heschel Marching with Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama, March 21, 1965
In what became an iconic image of the civil rights movement, Abraham Joshua Heschel was photographed marching with other civil rights leaders from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, on March 21, 1965.…
Six Prayers
Six Prayers was commissioned by the Jewish Museum in New York as a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. The six tapestries evoke Torah scrolls or prayer shawls. The shapes in the central part of…
Holocaust and Rebirth (Kibbutz Nezer Sereni, Israel)
Kibbutz Netzer Sereni was established by Holocaust survivors from the Buchenwald concentration camp. In fact, its original name was Kibbutz Buchenwald. It is now named for Enzo Sereni, an Italian…
The Costume Party
In The Costume Party, George Segal switched from making all white sculptures to using colors. The six figures—Anthony and Cleopatra, Superman, Pussy Galore, Catwoman, and Bottom from Shakespeare’s…