Napoleon Entering Coney Island

1957, linocut, 10½ x 14 in.

Marcia Rackow, painter, critic, & Terrain Gallery Coordinator writes about this linocut from the series Napoleon Entering Coney Island:

“The Emperor, a tall, flat figure in profile, rises prominently on the right, assertively towering over the other figures. Yet he is part of that long diagonal line of people going towards, of all things, the amusement park in the distance! At Napoleon’s eye level are the dark, graceful curves of the roller coaster. The shape of his hat and cape echo those curving shapes and join him to that famous Coney Island ‘Cyclone’ ride.”

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