Wherefore War / Marian Spore Bush
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.200
- Title
- Wherefore War
- Artist
- Marian Spore Bush
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1878-1946
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Credit Line
- Gift from the family of Marian S. Bush
- Inscription
- signed recto, lower right, in paint "Marian S. Bush", and underlined
- Dimensions
- 114.94 x 162.56 cm (45 1/4 x 64 in.)
- Physical Description
- Grey, black and white in color. There is a large black creature (snake-like) in the center. Below is dark (water or underground), and there are hundreds of skulls floating. In the grey areas (possibly land?), there are hundreds of soldiers wearing black, in formation.
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
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- materials by origin
- people and culture
- skeleton and skeleton components
- skeleton components
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 5184 x 3456
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2014/2.200
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.200/2014_2.200.jpg
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"Wherefore War; Marian Spore Bush." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.200/2014_2.200.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.