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Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes

Artist Robert Goodnough (American, 1917-2010)
Date1963
MediumAcrylic on linen
DimensionsStretcher: 268 × 541 cm (105 1/2 × 213 in.)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Lannan Foundation
Object number1999.0481
Collections
Exhibition History- Modernist Art, 9/2000-03/2008, 09/2008-12/2010, Zimmerli Art Museum, Lilien Gallery

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MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pre MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pejorative term designing the being of both sexes whose main characteristics are a) standing upright on his hind legs, b) an adjustable thumb c) a relatively large brain capacity. For inst., in the expressions: I am a man, you are a man, he (she) is a man, we are men, you are men, they are men, "man" is always used pejoratively. Warning: men are not monsters, however, and an easy test allows to distinguish between them. Simply remember: MONSTERS ARE INOFFENSIVE.
MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pre
MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pejorative term designing the being of both sexes whose main characteristics are a) standing upright on his hind legs, b) an adjustable thumb c) a relatively large brain capacity. For inst., in the expressions: I am a man, you are a man, he (she) is a man, we are men, you are men, they are men, "man" is always used pejoratively. Warning: men are not monsters, however, and an easy test allows to distinguish between them. Simply remember: MONSTERS ARE INOFFENSIVE.
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Untitled (Post battle relaxation on the USS Monterey)
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