Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:51AM11 comments ›
Sun Oct 11, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman
Jesus, meet Jon McNaughton, then meet 'Shortpacked'
A little Sunday morning blasphemy for y'all:
First, we have this painting by Jon McNaughton featuring Jesus Christ, creator of the heavens and earth and bearer of the US Constitution, flanked by, among others, Thomas Jefferson (a deist who actually rewrote his own version of the Bible to take out all the miracles and mysticism and just leave the philosophy), Ronald Reagan, and Christa McAuliffe. At his feet on his right you have the good guys-- the farmer, the Christian minister, the US Marine, the handicapped child, the mother, the black college student, the schoolteacher who vaguely resembles Sarah Palin.
On the other side-- Jesus' left side, wink wink-- is a professor holding a copy of Darwin's Origin of the Species, a politician, a lawyer counting his money, a liberal news reporter, Mr. Hollywood, and a Supreme Court Justice weeping over Roe v. Wade, and of course, SATAN!
And yes, there's a full listing explaining exactly what each person and position is supposed to represent. Click through to see what they all are (and order your own print, of course). You gotta admire the dedication to detail-- it immediately reminded me of the political cartoon Dave Gibbons parodied in the back of Watchmen #8, with the same amount of over detail and overenthusiasm.
This desperately needed to be parodied, and David Willis at Shortpacked beat us to it.
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Comments (11)
mike weber (10:45 PM on Sun Oct 11, 2009)
Okay. I'm blind or something - everybody talks about Satan, but i don't see him...
Anonymous (11:59 PM on Sun Oct 11, 2009)
Satan (AKA Emperor Palpatine) is located between Alexander Hamilton and Mr. Hollywood.
Patrick Calloway (9:33 AM on Mon Oct 12, 2009)
Wow, both pathetic and a lil scary, all at once...
Jarrod Buttery (10:54 AM on Mon Oct 12, 2009)
Cool - you've just described organised religion in a nutshell.
Allyn Gibson (11:04 AM on Mon Oct 12, 2009)
The backdrop of the Capitol and the Supreme Court building is impossible. It would take some sort of reality-warping power to move the buildings into that alignment.
Glenn Hauman (11:52 AM on Mon Oct 12, 2009)
You've got Jesus, Satan, and the undead Ben Franklin wandering around and THAT'S what broke your suspension of disbelief?
Allyn Gibson (11:09 AM on Mon Oct 12, 2009)
I like McNaughton's comments on the criticisms his painting has received. This quote - "Not only have I received flack for this painting from Liberals, but also from the Right as well. Why did you include JFK? Why Lincoln? Why Teddy Roosevelt? I painted this picture to reflect my personal feelings about America. This is not a Republican painting." - is hilarious to me; he's all but admitting that the Republican Right aren't claiming Lincoln and TR anymore, if he's getting criticism for their inclusion.
Anonymous (2:21 AM on Thu Oct 15, 2009)
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Civil_...
Anonymous (2:10 AM on Thu Oct 15, 2009)
In commenting on JFK, Mr. Willis asserts that right wingers - such as the artist fought against the civil rights movement tooth and nail. In actuality 70 percent of republicans in congress voted FOR the civil rights amendment - as opposed to the mere 30 percent of democrats that supported it. Don't forget, the south was largely DEMOCRAT at the time... I hate stereotypes! (AND revisionist pseudohistorians...)
Brad Woodhall (5:58 PM on Sun Nov 1, 2009)
Awesome painting I love it. What a blessing to be able to live in a country that truly was founded under God's hand.
Marty Mankins (6:53 PM on Thu Nov 19, 2009)
I wonder how many of the right wing Christians will stop praising this artwork when they find out that Jon McNaughton is a mormon.
I admit the painting is very detailed and Mr McNaughton has some obvious talent. However, I question his interpretations.