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Richard
Shelton
War–Toys
"This is my response to 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.' I chose children's toys to illustrate the horrors of war because I felt the American public was responding to the events of this war with the playful enthusiasm of children."
Bombing of the Presidential Palace, 2003
oil on canvas, 45" x 18"
Sniper, 2007
oil on canvas, 38" x 60"
Study: Toys and Tots, 2007
gouache on paper, 22.5" x 30"
Bombing of the Presidential Palace, 2003
oil on canvas, 45" x 18"
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