Death Ship of No Port

Publisher Published by Kansas City Art Institute

1967

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The theme of the death ship inspired Westermann throughout much of his artistic career. He created twenty sculptures and eight prints on the subject. His firsthand experience of death as a marine gunner on the　carrier USS Enterprise in the Pacific during World War　II influenced this fixation, which he related in a characteristic darkly comic style. A consummate film buff, Westermann was also influenced by movies, in particular a German film from 1959 titled The Death Ship (Das Totenschiff), based on a novel by B. Traven.

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Title: Death Ship of No Port
Series/Portfolio: Portfolio of five handprinted lithographs
Artist: H.C. Westermann (American, Los Angeles, California 1922–1981 Danbury, Connecticut)
Publisher: Published by Kansas City Art Institute
Date: 1967
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, John Driscoll Gift, 2007
Object Number: 2007.255.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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