Stan Washburn
(American,
b. 1943)
Knight, from the series A Moral Alphabet of Vice and Folly
Date:
1986
Medium:
Etching
Object Dimensions:
16 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (41.28 x 37.47 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist, 2002.008.01.12
Photo Credit:
Jueqian Fang
A Knight was enabled by vast expenditures in the latest armaments to slay a dragon and rescue a particularly attractive and naked princess. But the armor was so intricate that the princess had de-camped before he could get it off to claim the traditional reward.
Moral: Disarmament can be the hardest part.