Artist
George Gittoes(Australian, born 1949)Australian, born 1949
CultureAustralian
Titles
- Bin Laden Killed
- from Houston Suite
Date2011
MediumOffset newsprint, watercolor and ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 19 3/4 × 27 5/8 in. (50.2 × 70.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Theodore Bale and Joseph Campana
Object number2013.690
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, bottom left and top right, in pen: Vehicle of Change
Recto, top left, in pen: Ophanium
Recto, bottom right, in pen: Now Bin Laden / is dead he will / be come more powerful / as a Matyre! / The Obama speech will / backfire on him like / the Bush / one on the carrier after Iraq / Bin Laden caused the world / to change - Began & Ended an / era * / May 2nd 2011
Recto, top left, in pen: Ophanium
Recto, bottom right, in pen: Now Bin Laden / is dead he will / be come more powerful / as a Matyre! / The Obama speech will / backfire on him like / the Bush / one on the carrier after Iraq / Bin Laden caused the world / to change - Began & Ended an / era * / May 2nd 2011
Lower right recto in pen
Watermarks at top right and bottom left corners: FA4 FABRIANO
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George Gittoes
February 26, 2011
Mixed media on paper
2011.770.12
George Gittoes
March 5, 2011
Mixed media on paper
2011.770.6