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Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

by Miriam McKinnie Hofmeier

A shrouded female figure sits holding her head in apparent grief.  Her face is hidden from view, but we know by the attitude of her head and body that she is in emotional pain. 

Compare this lithograph to Rockwell Kent’s And Women Must Weep  (1937).  How are the depictions of grief different? What does each artist choose to emphasize?

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Miriam McKinney - Spanish Civil War

Miriam McKinnie Hofmeier, Spanish Civil War.  1938. Lithograph, 14 x 10 in.

Museum Purchase, Derby Fund, from the Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art 1930-1970

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James Guy
Edward Hagedorn
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Joseph Leboit
John McClellan
Miriam McKinnie Hofmeier
Leo Meissner
Bernard Perlin
Anton Refreiger
Philip Reisman
David Robbins
Ben Shahn
Harry Sternberg
Stuyvesant Van Veen


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