{"id":6854,"date":"2025-05-22T02:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:42:21","slug":"in-focus-edward-and-nancy-kienholz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/in-focus-edward-and-nancy-kienholz","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Edward and Nancy Kienholz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d28ebf30d9a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d28ebf30d9a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1325\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bbeaf2f9-947f-3426-8bb2-c247fd829160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bbeaf2f9-947f-3426-8bb2-c247fd829160.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bbeaf2f9-947f-3426-8bb2-c247fd829160-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bbeaf2f9-947f-3426-8bb2-c247fd829160-768x942.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edward &amp; Nancy Kienholz,\u00a0<em>Drawing for the Ozymandias Parade<\/em>, 1989, mixed media assemblage, 22 1\/2 x 16 in. 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Atop the mantlepiece is a ripped ten-dollar bill and a draped crocheted doily, a miniature American flag on a flagpole, and a plastic toy TV displaying the news \u201cFord Pardons Nixon.\u201d The grouping is mounted on a rectangular mirror imprinted with two horse hooves. In the mirror, the viewer can clearly see their own reflection, in addition to the flag of the Thirteen Colonies painted on the reverse of the contemporary American flag. 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With its corrugated metal background and metal frame, the assemblage is reminiscent of a small religious shrine or altar often placed within a family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d28ebf31e15&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d28ebf31e15\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1325\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6b972689-9b9a-0fc7-a954-f5793351f9af.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6b972689-9b9a-0fc7-a954-f5793351f9af.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6b972689-9b9a-0fc7-a954-f5793351f9af-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6b972689-9b9a-0fc7-a954-f5793351f9af-768x942.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edward &amp; Nancy\u00a0Kienholz,\u00a0<em>The Morning Walk<\/em>, 1987, bronze and silver, 28 3\/4 x 24 1\/2 x 5 1\/2 in. 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