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Foreign Policy Initiative

Carol McNicoll, 2003

This is a witty commentary on current affairs and echoes the artist's previous overtly political work. It depicts a soldier trampling on a ruined classical column while carrying a mass-produced glass bowl on his shoulders. The soldier's uniform has a floral print. It is unusual for this artist to make an overt political statement.

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Title of artwork, date

Foreign Policy Initiative, 2003

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Earthenware, glazed and decorated with transfers & glass

Dimensions

30.3 x 23.2

Gifted by

Nicholas and Judith Goodison

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