Bread and Bombs

Name/Title

Bread and Bombs

Entry/Object ID

2021.03.02

Description

This is a collage that is depicting what looks to be military movements throughout a conflict. There are boundaries and and trails painted on the piece. There are also airplanes, bombs and arrows painted in blue and red. There are boxes throughout the piece pointing out specific areas. The canvas for this painting is images of people with their hands up like they are screaming and scared. The images are in black and white expect for those on the top then it appears they have been burned. These images continue through the whole piece over and over again. There are also squares and circles to show where each side is present in this map.

Type of Painting

Collage

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2021.03

Source or Donor

Leslie Hirshfield

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Pearl Hirshfield

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Back of canvas, upper center

Transcription

PEARL HIRSHFIELD 847/328-4626

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand, Ink, Written

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Collage

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

48-1/4 in

Width

66-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Color

Red, Blue, White, Brown, Black, Gray