Oklahoma City woman's art featuring weapon-toting Virgin Mary gaining national spotlight

 
BY CARLA HINTON
Published: June 4, 2010

An Oklahoma City woman's art of a gun-toting Virgin Mary is gaining national attention for combining a beloved religious icon with weaponry.

Marilyn Artus ' exhibit "Our Lady of the Anti-Personnel Weapon And Her Stepford Friends” includes artwork featuring the religious icon holding a knife and a hand grenade. Another shows a nun holding a machine gun. The exhibit opens today at the a.k.a. gallery, 300...


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