THE WAGES OF SIN

Artist JOHN HELD JR. (1889 - 1958)

Datec.1925

CountryUtah, USA

MediumWoodcut

Dimensions20.2 × 29.1 cm (7 15/16 × 11 7/16") (Image)
Overall: 23.5 × 30.8 cm (9 1/4 × 12 1/8")

ClassificationsPrint

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art

Terms

Object number840020000

DescriptionThis is a horizontally formatted print of two figures and text along the bottom edge that read "THE WAGES OF SIN". The figure on the left appears to be male, standing and facing right and standing near an open doorway. The figure on the right is nude from the waist up, appears to be female with an electric cord in her mouth, and is lying on her back partially facing the viewer. On the wall in the upper right is an image in between two lit candles.

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