Sword and Shield, Title page

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© Barry Moser
Sword and Shield, Title page
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Sword and Shield, Title page

Date2011
Illustration CitationSalomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde, translated by Joseph Donohue (University of Virginia Press 2011)
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 4 × 2 in. (10.2 × 5.1 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2015
Object number2015-5.3
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Label TextMoser’s design for the title page serves as visual synthesis of the drama. The sword of Iokanaan’s executioner and the shield on which it was conveyed to Salomé, but also an allusion to Salomé’s fate, crushed beneath the soldier’s armor.
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