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![Atomic Age Adventism: A Postwar Polemic
Wayland Springs [Methodist Camp, Imboden, Lawrence County, Arkansas]
Crayon and watercolor on paper
Circa: 1946-1949
Size: 40” x 22 1/2”
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“This is the Devil lashed loose! I come as a thief, The Devil’s Viper attack on Pearl Harbor!” So this large crayoned Atomic-Age Adventist Polemic begins.
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Warnings of the Rapture, Judgment Day, or as it’s formally known, the Second Advent or Parousia, or simply the Second Coming, are as old as the writings themselves, with movements throughout history that gained widespread attention. Think of the Shakers, Millerites, the Mormons, and Seventh-Day Adventists, as well as numerous televangelists pumping you for money and attention. See my video on a related 1844 Millerite drawing.
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This graphically intense Adventist drawing takes into account the Atomic Bomb of 1945 and the Axis Powers of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito and heeds warnings by citing Thessalonians 5 throughout, which urges readiness for the “Day of the Lord” and believers to be sober, vigilant, and filled with faith, love, and hope.
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The Axis Powers are depicted as part of a three-headed demon representing the countries of Japan, Germany, and Italy, with Hirohito, Hitler, and Mussolini appearing as hooked frogs leaping, all chained to the Archangel Michael. The demon’s tail is an atomic crank. Honk-Honk!!
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We are a NYC gallery exhibiting a Venn diagram of Outsider, Self-Taught & Contemporary Works of Art. Thursday-Sunday 12-6pm.
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