They Will Torture You My Friend

1971 (published 1972)

Nancy Spero and Leon Golub

Associated Names
Nancy Spero

Artist, American, 1926 - 2009

Leon Golub

Artist, American, 1922 - 2004

Chiron Press

Printer

David R. Godine

Publisher

Center for Constitutional Rights

Publisher

The image depicts dark chains curving and intertwining on the left side, resembling twisted vines or snakes. On the right side, there is an abstract human figure in gray, partially enveloped by a bold red arc. Above the figure, handwritten text reads "they will torture you, my friend Antaud."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.09 × 60.64 cm (17 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.143.62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2014; acquired 2018 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 95/150; lower right in graphite: Nancy Spero / Leon Golub

Markings

stamped lower left verso in purple ink: Copyright © 1971 by Leon Golub & Nancy Spero

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