Peter Attie Besharo (1898/9-1960)
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Peter Attie Besharo (1898/9-1960)

Proking Harted Lincoln, circa 1950

細節
Peter Attie Besharo (1898/9-1960)
Proking Harted Lincoln, circa 1950
acrylic and varnish on paperboard
22 5/8 x 28 5/8 in.
來源
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York
展覽
Baltimore, Maryland, The American Visionary Art Museum, We Are Not Alone - Angels and Other Aliens, 2 October 1999 - 3 September 2000.

拍品專文

In Proking Harted Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln follows an alien or space man down a river. Three all-seeing eyes hover above the men, revealing knowledge and insight to the American leader. Another space figure, an angel and an Egyptian figure occupy the left side of the work, their arms outstretched to the larger men walking towards them. Peter Attie Besharo (1898/9-1960) immigrated to America from Syria around 1912 and settled in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. He worked first as a peddler selling sundries in nearby mining camps, and later as a housepainter. After his death, Besharo’s landlord discovered 69 visionary paintings inside a garage that the artist had rented. The works, which conflate history and religion with time and space travel, are rendered in rich jewel-like colors and articulated with writings.

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