Toasted Hitlers (from E. J.), (sculpture).

Toasted Hitlers (from E. J.), (sculpture).

Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011, sculptor.

Toasted Hitlers (from E. J.), (sculpture).

Painted and chromium-plated steel.

86 x 51 x 40 in. (218.5 x 129.5 x 101.5 cm.).

The lower half of this vertical piece is black with dripped dark red paint running horizontally across the surface. The upper half is made up of a variety of parts, the most noticable of which are painted bright red. The parts are layered and bend around each other to create a massive top.

Allegory -- Other -- Hitler

Dia Art Foundation, New York, New York

Acquired from Lone Star Foundation, New York, New York 1980.

Formerly in the collection of Heiner Friedrich, Inc, New York, New York

Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, no. 573.

Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, pg. 156.

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