Unholy trinity

Maker Date, Hideo (1907 - 2004)

Mediumwatercolor, gouache, metallic paint, paper

DimensionsFrame: 37.5 x 28.5 in, H: 28 in, W: 20 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Hideo Date

Object number99.111.98

DescriptionMatted and framed.;Image of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin on gray ground and yellow hued background. Large image of bald Mussolini dressed in peach-lined silver robe with swastika design, sits with crossed legs holding a four-faced red Buddha sculpture in small hands; three faces are visible. A smaller, long-haired Hitler in an orange robe over green stands to the right and leans with his head on Mussolini's shoulder and right hand around Mussolini's other shoulder; left hand holds the end of his sash. A small Stalin, lower center, wearing a purple short sleeved top over long green robes with orange sleeves and red sash, kneels at Mussolini's feet while grasping a long handled spear with sharp crescent shaped end; bird sits with its back to viewer on his shoulder. All three figures have halos over their heads. Dandelions appear in the foreground.