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The Power and the Glory

Artist Harry Louis Freund (American, 1905 - 1999)
Dateca. 1946
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsSheet: 18 × 13 5/8 inches (45.72 × 34.62 cm)
Image: 15 5/8 × 11 7/8 inches (39.7 × 30.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object numberF99-5/2
Signedl.r. front, pencil: "Louis Freund"; u.l. reverse, pencil: "Louis Freund/The Power and the Glory (c.1946)/lithograph/148.2"
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DescriptionA vertical format image rendered in strong chiaroscuro depicting a war scene in rocky terrain. A torn, blasted trea rises, leaning at center. Visible also are two soldiers and the suggestion of others in trenches, a tank and gun, and ammunition.
Copyright© Louis and Elsie Freund Estate / Jerry Bedford
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