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Empty Boys, from the series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home, Martha Rosler, 1967, Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art

Through prior gift of Adeline Yates Size: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.) Medium: Photomontage, edition ten of ten

“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…” ― Hermes Trismegistus

Mercury [Hermes]. Wood engraving by Jonnard after W.B. Richmond, 1866. Recreation by Talon Abraxas

XXVII. TO MERCURY [HERMES] THE ORPHIC HYMNS 1 - 40

The Fumigation from Frankincense. Hermes, draw near, and to my pray'r incline, angel of Jove [Zeus], and Maia's son divine; Studious of contests, ruler of mankind, with heart almighty, and a prudent mind. Celestial messenger, of various skill, whose pow'rful arts could watchful Argus kill: With winged feet, 'tis thine thro' air to course, O friend of man, and prophet of discourse: Great life-supporter, to rejoice is thine, in arts gymnastic, and in fraud divine: With pow'r endu'd all language to explain, of care the loos'ner, and the source of gain. Whose hand contains of blameless peace the rod, Corucian, blessed, profitable God; Of various speech, whose aid in works we find, and in necessities to mortals kind: Dire weapon of the tongue, which men revere, be present, Hermes, and thy suppliant hear; Assist my works, conclude my life with peace, give graceful speech, and me memory's increase.