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Artworks
Corita Kent
news of the week, 1969screenprint58,4 x 30,5 cm / 23 x 12 in (unframed)
66,5 x 38,2 x 4 cm / 26.1 x 15 x 1.5 in (framed)Transcribed text: Newsweek APRIL 12, 1965 35 CENTS Profile of the Viet Cong LIFE July 2, 1965 35 cents DEEPER INTO THE VIETNAM WAR A marine is evacuated during patrol action against the Vietcong I am the hounded slave, I wince at the bite of dogs, Hell and despair are upon me, crack again and crack the marksman, I clutch the rails of the fence, my gore dribs, thinned with the ooze of my skin. I fall on the weeds and stones, the riders spur their unwilling horses, haul close, taunt my dizzy ears and beat me violently over the head with whip-stocks. Agonies are one of my changes of garments, I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person, my hurts turn livid upon me as I lean on a can and observe. Walt WhitmanTranscribed text: Newsweek APRIL 12, 1965 35 CENTS Profile of the Viet Cong LIFE July 2, 1965 35 cents DEEPER INTO THE VIETNAM WAR A marine is evacuated during patrol action against the Vietcong I am the hounded slave, I wince at the bite of dogs, Hell and despair are upon me, crack again and crack the marksman, I clutch the rails of the fence, my gore dribs, thinned with the ooze of my skin. I fall on the weeds and stones, the riders spur their unwilling horses, haul close, taunt my dizzy ears and beat me violently over the head with whip-stocks. Agonies are one of my changes of garments, I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person, my hurts turn livid upon me as I lean on a can and observe. Walt Whitman1of 2