Plate III. Men have died here for touching women (illustration)

Text by Dwight Eddins, Illustrated by Alvin C. Sella

1980

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Kate and Megan McCamy, Robert A. Schaefer Jr., gelatin silver print
Thick slabs of bacon sit atop a man’s head, presumably the artist. The man is shown in profile and the bacon is arrange in a line on his head, similar to how a mohawk would look. His hair is short otherwise and the photograph ends at the top of his ear, erasing any identifying facial features. The photo is set against a stark black background.
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Scene of dark ocean with pale blue sky; black smoke billows from surface of ocean near horizon line. Black v-shaped darts flow in lines from background to foreground; prominent red arrows at bottom of painting point toward horizon line; pink lines terminating in arrows bend in different directions. A crow flies, trailing a ribbon of red; white gulls fly toward the horizon line, accompanied by white arrows.