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Das Tausendjährige Reich

Das Tausendjährige Reich

Artist/Maker (American, born in Mexico, 1953)
Date1995
MediumAcrylic and oil on amate paper
DimensionsImage: 45 7/8 × 71 in. (116.5 × 180.3 cm)
Sheet: 47 7/8 × 73 in. (121.6 × 185.4 cm)
Frame: 54 × 79 × 1 1/2 in. (137.2 × 200.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Driek (OC 1965) and Michael (OC 1964) Zirinsky
Object number2013.48.4
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Enrique ChagoyaMore Information
Das Tausendjährige Reich—German for the Thousand-Year Empire and a term used to describe the Nazi Third Reich— addresses themes of colonialism, war, and destruction. The composition features diverse elements adrift in blood-red waters: sea monsters, bloated corpses, a sunken house, television set, crucifix, missile, and the gloved hands of Mickey Mouse. A series of skulls is visible under the painting’s surface, contributing to the grisly atmosphere.
Exhibition History
Latin American and Latino Art at the Allen
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 2, 2014 - June 28, 2015 )
Afterlives of the Black Atlantic
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 20, 2019 - May 24, 2020 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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