And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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born 1974
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, 2015–2016
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color intaglio
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 326 x 460 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 13/16 x 18 1/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 520 x 686 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 1/2 x 27 1/2 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 328 x 464 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 15/16 x 18 1/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.12
Not on display

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Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Audubon proclaimed the meat of the ruffed grouse to be particularly delicious, but this species can be difficult to hunt as the birds camouflage well and prefer to inhabit densely thicketed areas. For this elusive bird potentially lurking directly in a hunter’s midst, Jackson brightens his composition’s skies with irregular streaks of light signifying an alien invasion. Aliens remain a popular theme of science fiction and speculative possibility. Without sentient aliens, earthlings are alone in the universe. Alien invasion scenarios can serve as allegories for the ways human civilizations have responded and might respond to strangers, friends, and foes.
Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Audubon proclaimed the meat of the ruffed grouse to be particularly delicious, but this species can be difficult to hunt as the birds camouflage well and prefer to inhabit densely thicketed areas. For this elusive bird potentially lurking directly in a hunter’s midst, Jackson brightens his composition’s skies with irregular streaks of light signifying an alien invasion. Aliens remain a popular theme of science fiction and speculative possibility. Without sentient aliens, earthlings are alone in the universe. Alien invasion scenarios can serve as allegories for the ways human civilizations have responded and might respond to strangers, friends, and foes.

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