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The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Michael Zwack (American, b. 1949) Cowboy and Indian, 1976 Mixed media; Approx. 3 x 1 x 1 in. (7.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm) each Collection of the artist Hallwalls artists Cindy Sherman and Nancy Dwyer referred affectionately to Longo's and Zwack's objects and reliefs as "boy's toys." The works of both men hunt back the violence that permeates our society to its source in the play of a typical 1950s American childhood.

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