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"Hands Off the Americas", 1942 Study by Hansen for MOMA Poster Competition
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Rare and important, this vivid study was painted by Ejnar Hansen for a poster competition sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art in New York entitled "Hands Off the Americas" in 1942, at the height of World War II. Artists from throughout the Western Hemisphere were invited to participate, and among the jurors were John Falter, whose illustration paintings are much coveted today; Alfred Barr, Jr., the founding director of MOMA; and Monroe Wheeler, writer and close friend of Paul Cadmus and the PAJAMA circle. Hansen focuses here on the alliance of Anglo and Latin peoples, showing handsome men -- blonde and dark -- united agains the common Axis enemy, with two women, again Anglo and Latin, comforting each other behind. Hansen was a Danish artist who was active in "The 13," a group of modernist painters who rebelled against academic painting and followed the revolutionary artistic currents of the early 20th century. He spent much of his career in California, and was accompanied by artists such as Maynard Dixon in painting trips to Taos, New Mexico, Utah, and Denmark. The painting is oil on Masonite and is not framed.
- Creator:Ejnar Hansen (Painter)
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1942
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865135574282
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