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Title
David and Dalilah
Creator
Donis, Alex, Artist
Contributor
Donis, Alex, Artist
Date Created and/or Issued
1991
1991-04-15
1991-04-19
Publication Information
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, cema@library.ucsb.edu, (805) 893-8563, URL: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/cema_index.html
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Collection
Self-Help Graphics and Art archives
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010; cema@library.ucsb.edu (805) 893-8563
Description
"This is an oval shaped print boardered by yellow drapery, angels, and stars. With in [sic] this boarder [sic] stands a central man, standing on a platform, swinging a sling-shot. A bed is behind him with a woman seated on it. Beneath the platform lay a woman and a nude man, who is facing down."
Colors used: 1. Tran. Lt. Brown, 2. Tran. Flesh, 3. Tran. Golden Yellow Ochar (sic.), 4. Tran Cyan, 5. Tran. Magenta, 6. Tran. Lt. Blue, 7. Tran. Lt. Pastel Yellow, 8. Tran. Lt. Pale Pink, 9. Tran. Vilot (sic.), 10. Tran. Dr. Cobalt Green, 11. Yellow shade Gold. "This print represents my reaction toward the battles we wage against each other in the arena of human relations. The wounds we inflict cut deeper than any sword and the pain we endure is just as overwhelming. As all of the David's and the Dalilah's have proven throughout the ages, there are no victors in the games of love and war[,] only victims." A. Donis.
Atelier 16; Westwinds; I-size: 35" x 26"; P-size: 40" x 28"; Ed#: 56/63; Signed;Oscar Duardo; mtrx: Destroyed; Inscription in pencil below the image reads: "56/63 'David and Dalilah', A Donis, 91"print: Oscar Duardo; chopmark: embossed "SHG" located on the bottom center
COPYRIGHT WARNING The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The Artist of any work retains all rights to that work. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Self Help Graphics & Art http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/ 3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063 323-264-1059 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu Web: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu
Type
image
Form/Genre
Screen Prints
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb8k4009mj
CEMA 3
Language
English
Subject
Angels in art
Interpersonal Relations
Violence
Interpersonal conflict
Chicano art
Mexican American art
Chicanos
Mexican Americans
Place
Los Angeles, (Calif.)

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