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War God
War God

War God

Date1960
Maker Philip McCracken American, born 1928
Label TextHorus, a falcon, was to ancient Egyptians the god of war and hunting, the bird serving as both protector and predator. This "Horus," carved at the height of America's Cold War with the Soviets, is a potent symbol of the malevolence that accompanies both vigilance and aggression.
Object number63.89
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., 1962 Seattle World's Fair Fine Art Pavilion, Northwest Art Today, Sept.-Oct., 1962. Cat. no. 55, pp. 48-49. Bellingham, Wash., The Whatcom Museum, Green Gold Harvest, 1969. Pp. 56, 62, reproduced. Olympia, Wash., State Capitol Museum, 1976 Governor's Invitational Art Show: Two Centuries of Art in Washington, Feb. 22-Mar. 31, 1976. Tacoma, Wash., Tacoma Art Museum, Philip McCracken Retrospective, Sept. 22-Nov. 7, 1980. Pp. 60-61. LaConner, Wash., Valley Museum of Northwest Art, Richard Gilkey and Philip McCracken, Feb. 5-Apr. 10, 1983. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Weird and Whimsical: Northwest Art from the Permanent Collection, Jan. 4-Oct. 14, 2001. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the Mystical, June 19-Sept. 7, 2014. Text by Patricia Junker. Pl. 54, reproduced p. 92.
Credit LineGift of Seattle Art Museum Guild
Dimensions41 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (106.05 x 37.15 x 32.39 cm)
MediumCedar, leather, brass, steel
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Philip McCracken
1970
Object number: 2009.52.64
Philip McCracken
1980
Object number: 2009.52.67
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Philip McCracken
1986
Object number: 2009.52.68
Philip McCracken
1978
Object number: 2009.52.66
Philip McCracken
1988
Object number: 2009.52.69
Philip McCracken
1994
Object number: 2009.52.70
Snow Owl
Philip McCracken
mid 20th century
Object number: 57.183
Philip McCracken
1975
Object number: 2009.52.65
Cricket
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1962
Object number: 62.174
Photo: Mark Woods
John McCracken
conceived 2006, executed 2013
Object number: 2014.25.46
Photo: Jueqian Fang
John McCracken
1971
Object number: 2020.15.21