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Untitled (No. 79), from the series "Mein Kampf"
1994
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
David Levinthal (San Francisco, California, 1949 - ) Primary
It’s a Small World: Scale in Contemporary Photography (2006-2007)
Since the 1970s, David Levinthal has photographed elaborate miniature sets inhabited by plastic soldiers, cowboys, and movie stars. Using objects that traditionally connote innocence, Levinthal depicts grim scenes of war and genocide, blending the familiar with the unsettling. The "Mein Kampf" series (1993-1994) narrates Hitler’s rise to power and the Nazi campaign to exterminate all Jews. Levinthal’s untitled photograph depicts a horrific occurrence, but the rich red hue and sensual forms are also beautiful and seductive.
It’s a Small World: Scale in Contemporary Photography, September 30, 2006 - January 28, 2007, Koret Family Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
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Untitled (No. 79), from the series "Mein Kampf"
Photograph
199430 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
David Levinthal (San Francisco, California, 1949 - ) Primary
Object Type: Photograph
Medium and Support: Vintage Polaroid Polacolor ER Land film
Credit Line: Gift of Katie and Drew Gibson
Accession Number: 2011.12.04.14
SJMA Label Text
It’s a Small World: Scale in Contemporary Photography (2006-2007)
Since the 1970s, David Levinthal has photographed elaborate miniature sets inhabited by plastic soldiers, cowboys, and movie stars. Using objects that traditionally connote innocence, Levinthal depicts grim scenes of war and genocide, blending the familiar with the unsettling. The "Mein Kampf" series (1993-1994) narrates Hitler’s rise to power and the Nazi campaign to exterminate all Jews. Levinthal’s untitled photograph depicts a horrific occurrence, but the rich red hue and sensual forms are also beautiful and seductive.
Exhibition
It’s a Small World: Scale in Contemporary Photography, September 30, 2006 - January 28, 2007, Koret Family Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
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