I Wonder

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Title

I Wonder

Subject

Poetry
Death row
Lethal injection (execution)
Graphic art
Death penalty
Death row inmate

Description

A poem entitled "I Wonder" with a graphic below it that includes the outline of the state of Texas, a sketch of an inmate behind bars, cobwebs, a watchtower, an armadillo, an injection needle aligned with the words Texas and law, and a skeleton figure dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe.

Creator

Oliver Cruz

Source

The Lamp of Hope Project Pamphlet

Publisher

Texas Death Row Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Date

1993

Contributor

Aidan Ellis

Rights

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Language

English

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

9" x 2.75"

Citation

Oliver Cruz, “I Wonder,” Hidden Histories UT-Austin, accessed November 21, 2024, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/577.

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