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Heavy Heavy Hangs Over Thy Head
Curated by Amy N. Worthen
June 10 - September 25, 2016
John Brady Print Gallery
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Heavy Heavy Hangs Over Thy Head
Curated by Amy N. Worthen
June 10 - September 25, 2016
John Brady Print Gallery
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA

An extraordinary list of 38 works by artists ranging from the 16th century to the present who have in various ways depicted firearms, shooters, or the victims of gun violence in their work. A smart, timely, and poignant exhibition.

Artists:
Victor Adam (French, 1801-1866)
Dmitri Baltermants (Russian, 1912-1990)
Jeanne Bayard (French, 20th century)
Edouard De Beaumont (French, 1821-1888)
Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845)
Joseph Cornell (American, 1903-1972)
J.N. "Ding" Darling (American, 1876-1962)
Stephano Della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664)
Otto Dix (Germain, 1891-1969)
Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891-1976)
Walton Ford (American, born 1960)
Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, born Cuba, 1957-1996)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967)
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)
Helena Klaunzner (Austrian, ca. 1905-?)
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
Richard Lindner (American, born Germany, 1901-1978)
Kerry James Marshall (American, born 1955)
Karl Mattern (American, born Germany, 1892-1969)
Irving Norman (American, born Russia, 1906-1989)
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883-1949)
Mitchell Squire (American, 1958)
Antonio Tempesta (Italian, 1555-1630)

Image: Mitchell Squire, Gladiators, 2013
Lithograph printed in multiple shades of black from two aluminum plates, printed on 300 gsm white Somerset UK paper by Maurice Sanchez at Derriere L'Etoile Studios, New York, published by World House Editions, Middlebury, Connecticut.