John J. Sharkey
Pentacle, 1969
Letterpress red and black on white card construction
25.5 x 18.1 cm
1936, Dublin, Ireland–2014, England In two other rare examples of political concrete poetry in the UK, Sharkey transforms the American flag into a composition of dollar signs and the words...
1936, Dublin, Ireland–2014, England
In two other rare examples of political concrete poetry in the UK, Sharkey transforms the American flag into a composition of dollar signs and the words ‘kill’ and ‘maim’, while the St George’s flag becomes a divisive symbol separating ‘us’ from ‘them’.
William Allen Collection
