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Stan Washburn (American, b. 1943)

Iconoclast, from the series A Moral Alphabet of Vice and Folly

Date: 1983
Medium: Etching
Object Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (41.28 x 37.47 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2002.008.01.10
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
An Iconoclast, despising respect for the conventions of others, hurled himself upon the nearest graven image. As he was more zealous than adept, however, he failed to dislodge it, and perished on the pavements below.
Moral: It is safer to respect the conventions.

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