Hotter Than A Two Dollar Pistol, 2013. 3 color hand printed photopolymer etching, 11 x 15 in. Edition of 30 + 3 AP. SPWS recorded record highs throughout June, the most extreme occurring just before 1 am on the 21st, 102.9 °F. Now known as the Historic Heat Wave of 2012, the severity of the summer’s heat is comparable to 1936—the Dust Bowl’s worst. The idiom “Hotter Than A Two Dollar Pistol” originates from a cheaply made 19th century pistol that got extremely hot when fired.
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