Mural Study for Cancer

1948
(American, 1920–2009)
Unframed: 33 x 74.3 cm (13 x 29 1/4 in.)
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Location: not on view

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Mural Study for Cancer teems with more than 50 figures, including a patient undergoing surface brachytherapy, whereby radiation is applied to the exterior of the body with tongs. Hovering overhead in the center of the composition is a red circular form with flamelike tendrils, likely a schematic rendering of a tumor. The painting was created shortly after the artist traveled to study contemporary murals in Mexico, which had a profound influence on his work.
Mural Study for Cancer

Mural Study for Cancer

1948

Clarence Van Duzer

(American, 1920–2009)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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