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Putin Banners in Parade/Ensor’s Gossiping Figures on Parade

Joanne Leonard

Artwork Details

Putin Banners in Parade/Ensor’s Gossiping Figures on Parade
2014
Joanne Leonard
inkjet print on paper
24 1/4 in x 36 in (61.6 cm x 91.44 cm);20 3/4 in x 30 3/4 in (52.71 cm x 78.11 cm)
Gift of the artist
2016/2.160

Description

Subject Matter:

The text accompanying the image reads: March 19, 2014, news photo:  Russians gathered in Red Square under banners hailing Vladimir V. Putin for his moves to restore Crimea to Russia, James Hill for the NYTimes, and Book Reproduction: The Intrigue 1890 by James Ensor in James Ensor by Anna Swinborn, New York Museum of Modern Art, NY, 2009.

Physical Description:

Image of a book lying open to a page featuring a painting of figures with distorted faces. A newsclipping featuring a photo of people holding banners with Putin's face lies on the book across the open page.  

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