The Zeitgeist of Zenith
Zenith Gallery’s 44th Anniversary Celebration
Exhibit Dates: March 4 – April 23, 2022
At 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington DC, 20012
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“Zeitgeist, the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. It basically means “The Spirit of the Age.
Bradley Stevens
Justice For All
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I was intrigued by this young guard in the Phillips Collection and looked for an opportunity to include him in a painting. On my mind were the Black Lives Matter movement and the countless tragic instances of injustice across the country. Then I came across Honoré Daumier’s, Three Lawyers, and thought it was the perfect work to spotlight some the current issues facing the African American community. Daumier revealed his disgust for the judicial system in mid-19th century France by depicting three haughty and corrupt attorneys conspiring with each other outside the courtroom.
Daumier spent much of his career drawing, painting and sculpting political satires and caricatures of prominent figures of the day. You might say Daumier was one of the very first political cartoonists. His activities even landed him in jail for six months in 1832, after he was accused of sedition for lampooning King Louis-Philippe.
The Blue Room
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