And not one will know of the war, not one, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, And not one will know of the war, not one
Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, And not one will know of the war, not one
Matthew Day Jackson , Collaborative Art Editions , Christopher T. Creyts
And not one will know of the war, not one
2015–2016
Matthew Day Jackson, artist
born 1974
Collaborative Art Editions, publisher
Christopher T. Creyts, printer
And not one will know of the war, not one, 2015–2016
Portfolio/Series title: There Will Come Soft Rains
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color intaglio
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 497 x 323 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 9/16 x 12 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 686 x 521 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 27 x 20 1/2 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 500 x 327 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 11/16 x 12 7/8 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.08
Not on display
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When Sara Teasdale wrote “There Will Come Soft Rains,” the war she referenced was World War I, a conflict of apocalyptic magnitude and horror. The disastrous potential of war has only magnified since humans produced nuclear weapons during World War II. Distressingly, Jackson rhymes Audubon’s memorable composition and the flamingo’s bright pink coloration with
the horrifying silhouette of a nuclear fireball, implying that the outcomes of nuclear war will be impossible to ignore.

Exhibitions

Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Conference of the Birds
Emily Kruse, curator
Sabine Rishell, curator
2020

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The flamingo is one of Audubon’s most celebrated compositions from his Birds of America series. His decision to illustrate this flamingo with its neck bent toward the water allowed him to depict the large bird at life size within the rectangular picture plane available to him. Fun fact: flamingos are pink because of a dye found in the shrimp and algae they eat!

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See the original art by John James Audubon referenced in this print.