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"Sebastian" recalled Saint Sebastian, usually portrayed as being martyred by arrows.
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These covers -- Andy Warhol drowning in a Campbell's tomato soup can/his own fame; Muhammad Ali, shot-up with arrows, as Saint Sebastian when the country hated him for his anti-war stance and Muslim faith; a dolled-up blond model shaving her face as the women's movement was heating up; the all-American face of the 100th G.I. to be killed in Vietnam -- captured issues people were being forced to pay attention to.
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He gave people of that generation light bulb moments: Martin Scorsese told Lois he remembers where he was when he first saw the cover of Muhammad Ali as Saint Sebastian.
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He gave people of that generation light bulb moments: Martin Scorsese told Lois he remembers where he was when he first saw the cover of Muhammad Ali as Saint Sebastian.
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The only window was covered with a heavy tapestry, one showing the execution of Saint Sebastian.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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These covers -- Andy Warhol drowning in a Campbell's tomato soup can/his own fame; Muhammad Ali, shot-up with arrows, as Saint Sebastian when the country hated him for his anti-war stance and Muslim faith; a dolled-up blond model shaving her face as the women's movement was heating up; the all-American face of the 100th G.I. to be killed in Vietnam -- captured issues people were being forced to pay attention to.
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He likes playing the role of a conservative Saint Sebastian, pierced by arrows from the left for thinking so far right.
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Two college boys hold up a friend, his body sagging like martyred Saint Sebastian, his chin glistening with vomit.
Ukiyo Donna Storey 2008
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"Inopportune: Stage Two" is a work of painful beauty, depicting nine life-size, fabricated tigers, pierced with more arrows than Saint Sebastian, jumping and writhing in agony.
Pop Goes the Easel 2008
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Saint Francis and Saint Sebastian; both of whom I submit should have very uncommon and rare merits, as works of art, to justify their compound multiplication by Italian Painters.
Pictures from Italy 2007
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