Untitled, 1994
Internal dye diffusion transfer print
Sheet and image: 29 1/4 x 22 in. (74.3 x 55.9 cm.)
Gift of Judith A. Levinthal and Randall S. Leff
1996-48 ' ; $object_caption = 'David Levinthal
Untitled, 1994
Internal dye diffusion transfer print

1996-48 ' ; $object_summary = 'David Levinthal photographs four-inch Nazi-era toys in dioramas that are disturbingly life-like and romanticize war. The artist endows these seemingly benign objects with incredible power simply by the way he photographs them. The main action in the photograph is out of focus, thus raising the issue of the equivocal nature of perception and the ambiguity of the representation of history through photography. By using toy soldiers, Levinthal contrasts the innocence of childhood with the evil extreme of human nature.'; ?>