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Stan Washburn (American, b. 1943)

Critic, 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, 2002.008.01.04
Photo Credit: Jueqian Fang
A Critic, after a life devoted to spoiling the pleasure of others, was astonished to find himself roasting in eternal hellfire. “Judge not, lest ye be Judged,” giggled a passing fiend, and all Hades rocked with laughter at this wit.
Moral: When you have all Eternity to get through, it is a blessing to be among those who are easily amused.

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