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[Why?] / Petasz, Pawel., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-42048-44049

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Scope and Contents

This is an allegorical painting that depicts an image of the Polish knights of old in their glorious reign with a large capital letter 'Y.' The Y means why? The painting signifies the downfall of the glory of Poland that has been replaced by the Communist state. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1984

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 painting (oil paint)) ; 49 x 70 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

1904 storage

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Elblag, Poland : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Pawel Petasz '84 (l.r.). Nationality of creator: Polish. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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