World War I and Society

George Grosz
The Hero (Der Held)
lithograph on paper
12 3/4 x 8 13/16 in. (32.23 x 22.38 cm);21.9 x 17.9 in. (55.72 x 45.56 cm)
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Otto Dix
Soldatengrab zwischen den Linien (Soldier's Grave between the Lines), from "Der Krieg"
etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper
7 ⅝ in x 11 ¼ in (19.37 cm x 28.58 cm);7 ⅝ in x 11 ¼ in (19.37 cm x 28.58 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm);13 4/5 in x 18 ¾ in (35.08 cm x 47.63 cm)
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At the center of the page, there is an abstracted image with dark curved lines and crosshatching. Thick dashed lines reach out from the left side of the image towards the top and bottom of the work. The artist signature is in the stone (l.r.) "Boccioni".
Umberto Boccioni
Schnelligkeit
lithograph on paper
11 5/8 in x 15 1/8 in (29.5 cm x 38.4 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm)
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Jean-Émile Laboureur
L'Amour dans les Ruines
engraving on paper
4 ⅛ in x 3 ¾ in (10.48 cm x 9.53 cm);4 ⅛ in x 3 ¾ in (10.48 cm x 9.53 cm);11 ⅛ in x 8 4/5 in (28.26 cm x 22.38 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)
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Three dark female figures are suspended in purgatory, with clasped hands in front of a triangular shaft of light that projects down from the top.
Max Pechstein
, sheet 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Das Vaterunser - Geheiligt werde Dein Name)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
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Four men in plain, dark clothing sit, with hands folded in prayer, around a rectangular table, in the center of which is a fish on an oval platter. The man at the far end has his eyes closed. The other three raise their faces to heaven.
Max Pechstein
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 5 - Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread (Das Vaterunser - Unser täglich Brot gieb uns heute)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
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A group of seven men kneel and pray around a radiant figure representing God. God is in the viewer's upper left, and the supplicants are arranged around him. Hands project into the scene from behind God, suggesting additional figures kneeling in prayer behind.
Max Pechstein
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 6 - And Forgive Us Our Sins (Das Vaterunser - Und vergieb uns unsre Schuld)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
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A man, a woman, and a child facing the viewer with their hands folded in prayer. The man and woman sit on a mattress and look to heaven. The child stands in front of them with his head bowed. Next to the child is a diminutive cow. In the background behind the family are images of fish and birds.
Max Pechstein
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 10 - For Thine Is the Kingdom (Das Vaterunser - Denn Dein ist das Reich)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
Otto Dix
Abandoned Position near Vis-en-Artois, from 'Der Krieg'
etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper
7 9/16 in x 10 in (19.21 cm x 25.4 cm);7 9/16 in x 10 in (19.21 cm x 25.4 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm);18 ⅜ in x 13 ½ in (46.67 cm x 34.29 cm)
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In front, a woman wearing a hat depicted in profile faces to the left with three male figures behind her, one of which, depicted in profile and facing to the right, has the top of his head cut off; the background is comprised of architectural and figural fragments.
George Grosz
Streetscene (Strassenszene)
lithograph on paper
20 ½ in x 15 ⅛ in (52.07 cm x 38.42 cm)
Museum Purchase
Max Beckmann
Hunger. No. 4 from the Series of Ten Prints, 'Die Hölle' (Hell).
lithograph on paper
33 ⅞ in x 24 7/16 in (86.04 cm x 62.07 cm);32 1/16 in x 26 1/16 in (81.44 cm x 66.2 cm);27 15/16 in x 26 in (70.96 cm x 66.04 cm);24 ¾ in x 19 ½ in (62.87 cm x 49.53 cm)
Museum Purchase
Portrait head with landscape in background.
Ernst Kirchner
Portrait of David Müller
woodcut on paper
18 in x 14 in (45.72 cm x 35.56 cm);13 ⅜ in x 11 ⅝ in (33.97 cm x 29.53 cm);22 ⅛ in x 18 ⅛ in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);18 15/16 in x 14 15/16 in (48.1 cm x 37.94 cm)
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American Orientalist art at the turn of the 20th century
<p>America Encounters Asia in Art</p>

222 Collection Object Sources

Schnelligkeit (1948/1.333)
Child Run Over (1949/2.59)
Before the Mirror (1950/1.169)
Juggler (1951/2.62)
The Archer (1954/1.152)
Buy Liberty Bonds (1954/2.35.115)
Keep 'Em Going! (1954/2.35.117)
Untitled, Red Cross (1954/2.35.35A)
Together We Win (1954/2.35.38)
Enlist in the Navy (1954/2.35.81)
Sleeping Soldier (1964/2.105)
Soldiers Sleeping (1964/2.106)
A Dream (1970/1.188)
Self-portrait (1983/2.42)
Transport (1985/1.125.8)
In Prison (2000/2.224)
L' Exode (2004/1.126)

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