Combat

Leon GolubWW-1964-139623

1964·Oil on canvas·243.8 × 205 cm (96 × 80 3/4 in.)

<p>A leading cultural and civil rights activist in the United States from the early 1960s until his death in 2004, Leon Golub consistently created works that addressed humanitarian issues. Here the artist placed monumental images of violence on public display, thereby compelling viewers to examine their own relationship to the brutality depicted.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1964
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 243.8 × 205 cm (96 × 80 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Leon Golub

Artist

Leon Golub

Painting

Leon Golub was an American painter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he also studied, receiving his BA at the University of Chicago in 1942, and his BFA and MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1949 and 1950, respectively.

Chicago, IL, USA

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