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Year | 1937 |
Title | Bombing of Nanking |
Size | 17 3/4 x 24 (45.1 x 61.0 cm)
426.0 sqr inch |
Medium | Oil crayon |
Substrate | paper |
Content | War period |
The Japan invasion of Nanjing in 1937 and the subsequent massacre had a significant impact on Mesibov. The horror of war and the senseless destruction of Nanjing, rape and slaughter of the innocent moved the artist to compose this important work. |
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