Gilgamesh/The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
| Description: |
serigraph, acrylic. Edition of 5. As I approached this project, I was influenced by what I read and saw in reaction to the March 5, 2007 bombing of the literary district of al-Mutanabbi Street in Bagdad, Iraq. Time and time again I heard, Iraqi people read. One of the first recorded stories, Gilgamesh, comes from this region. It survives 4,000 years to teach us what it means to be human, to feel love and to act with compassion. With these thoughts in mind, I portray Gilgamesh, a powerful symbol of literacy, bringing an ancient story through history, standing strong amidst chaos and destruction (Retrieved from IUCAT November 6, 2019). |
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| Origin: | 2015 |
| Created By: |
Moulton, Bessie Smith |
| Contributor(s): |
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition |
| Publisher: |
(Falmouth, ME, USA) |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/AMSSH/id/1370 |
| Collection: |
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Subjects: |
artists book art bookworks prints |
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This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.