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Defend Freedom by Sahl Swarz
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
Defend Freedom
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.

Defend Freedom

Artist
Year1948
Classification sculpture
DimensionsW: 53" x H:73" x D:23" Framed: Base: 23" x 4" x 23"
Location


  • "This male figure has a nude torso, wears pants, and is barefoot.  his right legg is braced, the left is relaxed.  From the knee of the left leg to the thigh of the right are carved symbols of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms:  Religion; Press. Speech, Free Assembly.  His arms are outstretched and he holds a rifle over his shoulders.  Realistic conception but subordination of detail and empahsis on planes."