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Ku Kluxers

Chet Harmon La More

Artwork Details

Ku Kluxers
1939
Chet Harmon La More
lithograph on paper
9 7/16 in x 12 3/10 in (23.97 cm x 31.27 cm)
Allocated by the U.S. Government Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
1943.73

Description

Subject Matter:

This is a depiction of three Klansmen. The Ku Klux Klan had a remergence after the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, a film rife with racist propaganda. The KKK's membership grew rapidly during the 1920s.

Physical Description:

Three people stand against a dark blue sky. They are dressed in white robes and white hoods that completely cover their faces, except for small eye holes that are cut out. The white robes are stained with red streaks.

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