Baby Boomer Conditioning: We were taught that murder is glorious if you are the good guy. Patriotism provides that privilege.
Object Details
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Date
1958
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Dimensions
Image: 8 3/8 x 12 in.
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 15 3/8 in. -
Inscriptions
Sheet Recto:
l.l. to l.r. in ink: BABY BOOMER CONDIDTIONING: WE WERE TAUGHT THAT MURDER IS GLORIOUS IF YOU ARE THE GOOD GUY. PATIOTISM PROVIDES THAT PRIVILEGE. 1958
l.r. in graphite: BW
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Dominic Lam
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Accession Number
P1994.13.1
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Copyright
© Byrd Williams IV
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