"None So Blind ..."
Vogel created this print after returning from fighting in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), during which he witnessed the horrors of the conflict firsthand. Vogel’s title, "None So Blind. . . ," uses disability as a metaphor to suggest that those in charge of society fail to see the widespread suffering that war produces. However, by equating blindness with a failure of political imagination, the artist linked a physical condition to a conceptual shortcoming. By presenting the title as a quotation, Vogel may have been distancing himself from this negative metaphor while still relying on its familiarity.
Artwork Details
- Title: "None So Blind ..."
- Artist: Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
- Publisher: WPA
- Date: 1937–41
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
image: 10 7/8 x 17 in. (27.7 x 43.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of the Work Projects Administration, New York, 1943
- Object Number: 43.33.1141
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
1935–43
Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
1935–43
Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
1935–43
Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
1939
Joseph Vogel (American, 1911–1995)
1935–43
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