File:Blinding Light abstract expressionist painting.jpg

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Description	An abstract expressionist painting by Michael West made in 1947-1948. It is West's response to the atomic bomb, hence the name
Author or copyright owner	Michael West (Corinne Michelle West ); this particular copy was made by Gerard Vuilleumier of Hollis Taggart
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	BBC (https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201002-blinding-light-the-great-american-painting)
Date of publication	painting was made 1947-48 and probably exhibited then; I don't know when Vuilleumiers copy was made
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Corinne Michelle West
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): "West’s complex canvas is not content merely to represent symbolically the spiritual implications of nuclear physics... it’s apparent that the artist is not attempting to distill from detonation a lyricism of rhythm or harsh harmonies from explosive chaos. These are actual abrasions. Real violence. There is a brutal authenticity to West’s painting..." And there's more in this vein.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any derivative work based upon the artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Well it's only used in the one article, once. The robot will trim it to small size.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:01, 28 January 2024		282 × 353 (123 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	03:21, 27 January 2024	No thumbnail	800 × 1,000 (278 KB)	Herostratus (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard

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