Harvard Art Museums > 2006.186: Five War Memorials Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Five War Memorials (Robert Morris)(Printed by Hollanders Workshop, New York)(Published by Castelli Graphics and Hollanders Workshop, NY) , 2006.186,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317579. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.186 People Robert Morris, American (Kansas City, Missouri 1931 - 2018 Kingston, NY) Printed by Hollanders Workshop, New York Published by Castelli Graphics and Hollanders Workshop, NY Title Five War Memorials Classification Prints Work Type print series Date 1970 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317579 Physical Descriptions Technique Lithograph Dimensions Each sheet: 61.6 x 107.95 cm (24 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Each print signed "R. Morris" and numbered "14/40" in graphite pencil inscription: lower margins: Title of each print inscribed on lower center margin in graphite pencil (.1 "Trench with Chlorine Gas," .2 "Infantry Archive-To Be Walked on Barefoot," .3 "1/2 Mile Concrete Star with Names," .4 "Crater with Smoke," and .5 "Scattered Atomic Waste"). Each print also signed "R. Morris" and numbered "14/40". blind stamp: compression, lower margin: Hollanders Workshop State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 14/40 Standard Reference Number Cherix 15-19 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund Copyright © Robert Morris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.186 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Series of five lithographs. Commentary Robert Morris's "Five War Memorials" is a series of five imaginary proposals for a war memorial he formulated at the height of the Vietnam War, when he was deeply involved with protest activities. Morris shows the destruction of land under a threatening sky bearing the words "War Memorial"--titles of individual prints in the series include "Trench with Chlorine Gas" and "Crater with Smoke." The prints are a direct reaction to the bombing of Cambodia by the American army and the images invoke death through destruction of land as a metaphor of war. Morris became known in the 1960s as a minimalist sculptor and environmental artist. In 1970, the year this series was created, he was instrumental in the withdrawal of nearly half of the participating artists from the American pavilion of the Venice Biennale in protest against US policies in South-east Asia, and closed his exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in protest as well. Morris also served as Chairman of "Art Strike Against Racism, War and Repression," a group that organized the closing of museums and galleries in New York for a day of protest in 1970. The War Memorials series is an eloquent example of art as political protest. Related Works 2006.186.1 Robert Morris 1/2 Mile Concrete Star with Names Prints 2006.186.2 Robert Morris Crater with Smoke Prints 2006.186.3 Robert Morris Infantry Archive - To Be Walked on Barefoot Prints 2006.186.4 Robert Morris Scattered Atomic Waste Prints 2006.186.5 Robert Morris Trench with Chlorine Gas Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
