War, trauma, memory

This painting shows a train wagon filled with people in the foreground, and many train wagons following in the background. The train wagon and the people in it are being attacked by people on horses with tribal headwears and using weapons such as bows and arrows and axes. People in the train wagon are of Caucasion decent and have rifles pointed at those who seem to be Native Americans.
Charles Ferdinand Wimar
The Attack on an Emigrant Train
oil on canvas
55 1/16 in x 79 1/16 in (139.86 cm x 200.82 cm);64 ¼ in x 88 in x 3 ½ in (163.19 cm x 223.52 cm x 8.89 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis
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)
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)
Museum Purchase
A boy stands at the front of the painting, arms crossed and face solemn. He is wearing an oversized white shirt that comes down to his knees. A figure, most likely a woman, stands behind him with her back turned. Her head is covered in a long black headscarf that is traditional to Jewish culture. Behind them is a blue horizon.
Ben Shahn
Boy
tempera on cardboard
26 11/16 x 18 3/16 in. (67.7 x 46.1 cm);35 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (91.12 x 70.8 cm)
Museum Purchase
Georges Rouault
Miserere. Pl. 34. "Les ruines elles-mêmes ont péri."
aquatint and etching on paper
22 13/16 x 17 9/16 in. (57.9 x 44.6 cm);28 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. (71.28 x 56.04 cm);24 3/8 x 19 7/8 in. (61.8 x 50.4 cm);22 7/8 x 17 5/8 in. (57.95 x 44.61 cm)
Museum Purchase
A bearded man, wearing majestic red robes with a large ermine collar and a green turban surmounted by a crown, sits on a throne at left. He leans forward, holding a long thin scepter in his right hand while touching his chest with his left. Before him stand two women supporting a third, who has fainted. This third woman wears a splendid blue robe ornamented with a row of opulent clasps, a luxurious golden cloak lined with pink fabric, and a crown that seems to tilt precariously on the back of her head. The man looks intently into the face of the fainted woman, while the two women, in turn, watch his expression closely.
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Esther before Ahasuerus
oil on canvas
5 ft. 2 7/8 in. x 7 ft. 1 7/16 in. (159.6 x 217 cm);5 ft. 2 7/8 in. x 7 ft. 1 7/16 in. (159.6 x 217 cm);6 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 8 ft. 4 1/2 in. (201.93 x 255.27 cm)
Museum Purchase
A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.
Otto Dix
Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)
charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen
22 3/10 in x 22 ⅛ in x 1 ½ in (56.67 cm x 56.2 cm x 3.81 cm);22 3/10 in x 22 ⅛ in x 1 ½ in (56.67 cm x 56.2 cm x 3.81 cm);16 in x 15 ⅝ in (40.64 cm x 39.69 cm)
Museum Purchase
Jacques Callot
Enlisting of the Troops, No. 2 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
etching on paper
8 11/16 in x 11 ⅜ in (22.07 cm x 28.89 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm);3 ⅞ in x 8 1/16 in (9.84 cm x 20.48 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Jacques Callot
The Battle, No. 3 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
etching on paper
8 ½ in x 11 ⅞ in (21.59 cm x 30.16 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ⅜ in (48.89 cm x 36.51 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Jacques Callot
The Plundering, No. 4 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
Etching on paper
8 9/16 in x 12 in (21.75 cm x 30.48 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 ¼ in (49.21 cm x 36.2 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Jacques Callot
Plundering of a Farm, No. 5 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
etching on paper
3 7/16 in x 7 9/16 in (8.73 cm x 19.21 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Jacques Callot
Pillaging and burning of a Village, No. 7 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre
Etching on paper
8 ⅝ in x 12 in (21.91 cm x 30.48 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 ⅜ in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection

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American Orientalist art at the turn of the 20th century
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58 Collection Object Sources

Boy (1950/1.203)
Hiroshima Series (1997/1.533.6)
L' Exode (2004/1.126)
Power Figure (2005/1.191)
Power Figure (2005/1.192)
Apsara Warrior (2007/2.79)
Proverbios (2008/1.153.18)
Proverbios (2008/1.153.4)
A Trophy of War (2015/2.104)
Le petit Nemrod (2005/2.39)
Monte Cassino (1988/1.133)

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