George’s Legacy 2005
An opponent of the war constructs a monument to a president in a strange place a low cupboard on an attic story A roll...
Description
An opponent of the war constructs a monument to a president in a strange place: a low cupboard on an attic story. A roll of the war dead, respectfully inscribed and capable of being read only on one’s knees, is surrounded with symbols of war, vainglory and decay. The artist, a distinguished bookmaker and calligrapher invokes Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, which surveys the remains of wasted empire.
Joan Iversen Goswell is a book artist best known for her satirical works on political and societal issues. She has shown nationally and internationally and her books are included in several collections including the Sackner Archives, The Arthur Jaffe Collection and the Yves Klein Archives.