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The Chains of War

Ghitta Caiserman

BIRTH YEAR 1923
BIRTH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 2005
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Ink on paper
DATE 1943
DIMENSIONS 13cm x 20.5cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0079
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A surreal sketch depicts four human heads, a chain link, animals (an owl perched on log, another bird perched on a branch) a swastika, broken logs and other objects in a pile in the centre of a landscape with mountains and a swirling cloud in the sky.

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