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America's Water Source
America's Water Source
America's Water Source

America's Water Source

Artist (born 1963 Lima, Ohio; lives Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1997
Mediumacrylic on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 28 × 22 × 2 1/4 in. (71.1 × 55.9 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ray Graham
Object numberPC2020.8.107
DescriptionA painting of a desert landscape depicting an upside-down, five-gallon jug of water filled all manner of atrocities: toxic waste, detergent, bleach, etc. Below, near the mouth of the vessel, stand a devil figure and a robed figure resembling Jesus Christ. A label on the jug reads: "America's Water Source: Now with evil, greedy minds and cold, unconcerned hearts. Warning: May be hazardous to your health."
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