Bonnie Meltzer
Political Series

Saving Antiquities
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collage, found objects, & crocheted wire on painted wood
48" X 21" X 2", globe 12" dia

This work was begun the weekend that the Baghdad Museum was ransacked


2000 Supreme Court: Torn, Tattered & Tarnished
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collage, crocheted wire, found objects, metal on painted wood
20" x 80 x 2"

Each of the crocheted robes represents a justice with a plaque below with the number of votes each was able to have--11,707,033 of counted votes. The piece is full of symbols for the events and issues of the 2000 election from chads to butterfly ballots to under vote.



Allegiance
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painted wood, crocheted wire & found objects
68" x 27" x 4"

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