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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Hiroshima
Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Hiroshima

Artist (1894 - 1968)
Dateca. 1948
MediumOil and enamel on canvas
Dimensions59 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (151.1 x 100.3 cm)
Framed: 62 1/2 in. × 42 1/2 in. × 2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.10
Accession number 2011.10
On View
Not on view
Provenanceto Sol Sobel [1920-2010] (Artist's son) and Leah Sobel, Rockville, MD; to (Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
Label TextLayers of poured paint create a tumultuous effect in Janet Sobel’s Hiroshima. Notice the angular, grid-like lines of color that drip toward all four edges, suggesting the artist turned the canvas as she worked. An exploding form of yellow, black, and white erupts overtop. The title refers to Hiroshima, a city in Japan devastated by the first atomic bomb used in warfare, dropped by United States forces in 1945. A face emerges through the chaos in the upper half of the painting, calling attention to war's human cost.

Las capas de pintura derramada crean un efecto turbulento en Hiroshima de Janet Sobel. Observe las líneas angulares de color en forma de cuadrícula que gotean hacia los cuatro bordes, lo que sugiere que la artista giró el lienzo mientras trabajaba. Una explosión de amarillo, negro y blanco brota por encima. El título hace referencia a Hiroshima, una ciudad de Japón devastada por la primera bomba atómica utilizada en la guerra, lanzada por las fuerzas estadounidenses en 1945. Un rostro emerge del caos en la mitad superior de la pintura, llamando la atención sobre el costo humano de la guerra.
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