Contradictions?

Painting

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Canton Museum of Art

Name/Title

Contradictions?

Entry/Object ID

995.5

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Context

Credit Line: Gift of Bruner-Cox, Certified Public Accountants - Consultants, on the occasion of their 70th Anniversary

Made/Created

Artist

Bob A. Davis

Date made

n.d.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

33 in

Width

38 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

24 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

“My painting Contradictions? interprets the Amish lifestyle admittedly through the eyes of an outsider. The low-key somber mood and faint boxes around the heads of each of the boys depict a degree of isolation, symbolizing their separatist faith. The dark background is an excellent foil for the hex sign and the white dove. The dove represents the spirit and the hex sign superstition, hence the title Contradictions?”. - Bob A. Davis