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Helpful and Obedient
1993
52 x 36 in. (132.08 x 91.44 cm)
Rick Arnitz (St. Louis, Missouri, 1949 – 2018) Primary
Bookish, September 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012, 2nd Floor, South Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Inside Out: Selections from the Permanent Collection, November 20, 2004 - July 9, 2006, New Wing, Second Floor, South Metro A and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, March 2, 2002 - June 2, 2002, New Wing, Metro A, Skylight and South Galleries, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.
Bookish (2011-2012)
As a young man, Rick Arnitz was drafted into the Army and served as a radio operator. In these paintings, he used the dots and dashes of Morse Code visually to represent the attributes of the ideal Boy Scout enumerated in the titles: brave, thrifty, reverent, helpful, and obedient.
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Helpful and Obedient
Painting
199352 x 36 in. (132.08 x 91.44 cm)
Rick Arnitz (St. Louis, Missouri, 1949 – 2018) Primary
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil and oil enamel on canvas
Credit Line: Gift of Carolyn and Preston Butcher
Accession Number: 1997.04
Exhibition
Bookish, September 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012, 2nd Floor, South Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Inside Out: Selections from the Permanent Collection, November 20, 2004 - July 9, 2006, New Wing, Second Floor, South Metro A and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, March 2, 2002 - June 2, 2002, New Wing, Metro A, Skylight and South Galleries, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.
SJMA Label Text
Bookish (2011-2012)
As a young man, Rick Arnitz was drafted into the Army and served as a radio operator. In these paintings, he used the dots and dashes of Morse Code visually to represent the attributes of the ideal Boy Scout enumerated in the titles: brave, thrifty, reverent, helpful, and obedient.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection , 3/2/2002 - 6/2/2002
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 52 x 36 in. (132.08 x 91.44 cm)
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