Artist Joan Belmar

ONCE DDay

Date2011

MediumAcrylic, gouache and ink on watercolor paper

Dimensions30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm) Framed Size: 42 × 34 in. (106.7 × 86.4 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection

Object numberDCCAH2011.031

ClassificationsPaintings

Locations

Office of the Budget Director (1350 Penn Ave NW, 508)

DescriptionONCE Series: Once upon a time recalls nostalgic items and issues. It references a time in our collective past that is impossible to recreate, but remains important to remember. Here, Belmar worked with themes of time, change and movement, sometimes ironically and humorously. "ONCE War Day" depicts the greed of human beings and their desire to achieve power through war.