Hand of Glory
Hand of Glory is a painting by Marilyn Manson. It depicts a woman (or even a child possibly), holding a stuffed animal in one hand; the other hand being presumably severed. In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson explains "The hand is a symbol of power and it represents stealing innocence and imagination from children. If you break down the whole show, that's what it's about. Me as a modern-day Peter Pan, not wanting to grow up. There's a difference being immature and being able to still think like a child."
The painting was purchased by actor Nicolas Cage. Manson has stated this as his favorite painting. Lithographs were available at marilynmanson.com.
For the 2024 BEYOND THE STAGE: Art by Legends of Rock n’ Roll exhibition, where a litograph of the painting was in exhibition, Manson had to say about it: “There is a fine line between being childish or holding onto your childish imagination in just the right way. This painting has a bit of that. It was never meant to be a portrait of myself but a symbol of the sadness of sometimes not being able to do what you want to do.”
Properties[edit]
- 30" × 22"
- Watercolor
Trivia[edit]
- Hand of Glory was featured as art on the "This Is the New Shit" vinyl picture disk.
- When asked about the inspiration of this painting on Manson's The Oracle he stated, "Innocence lost. Look up the meaning of the title---this was also a character from a story I wrote once." - Innocence lost being a FBI investigation on missing children that are sold into the sex trafficking industry in America.