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Wonton Violence

Steve Justice Painting Title: Wonton Violence Material: oil on canvas Size: 44x72 Year: 1989 I was not there when it happened, and I do not pretend that I was, but I did see it on television.Title: Wonton Violence
Material: oil on canvas
Size: 44×72
Year: 1989

 

I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.     – Lyndon Johnson

In 1994, I was confronted at a Columbus solo show of mine by a Vietnam veteran who demanded to know how I had the audacity to portray a satirical scene from a war I did not attend.  I explained to him that this was my own twelve-year-old’s evening news experience of seeing the same event, but backwards and in flip-flops, and he was satisfied enough to let me off with a stern warning.  A short time later, a carpenter offered me sex in exchange for the same painting, but I sure took advantage of him – I sold him a forgery!  What a sucker!  I’m lying, by the way — Gallant politely declined the offer.

 

 

 

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