JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs, Andrew Raftery

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Andrew Raftery, JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs
Andrew Raftery, JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs
Andrew Raftery
JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs
2009–2016
Andrew Raftery
born 1962
JANUARY: Reading Seed Catalogs, 2009–2016
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: transferware; earthenware; engraving; glaze
Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2017.0004.01
Not on display
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Big Botany Selections
Andrew Raftery has distinguished himself in the world of contemporary printmaking through his mastery of printing techniques from the past. Eight years in the making, this set of 12 transferware plates chronicles a gardener’s annual work cycle. The title references Gertrude Stein’s 1933 work The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, in which Stein uses the narrative voice of her partner to provide insight into their shared life. Likewise, Raftery’s depicted autobiography of his garden shares something of himself. His personal narrative, as told through the yearly cycle of his labors in his garden, takes on a central role in this series. Tap the web icon to watch a video about the creation of this series.
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
Andrew Raftery has distinguished himself in the world of contemporary printmaking through his mastery of printing techniques from the past. Eight years in the making, this set of 12 transferware plates chronicles a gardener’s annual work cycle. The title references Gertrude Stein’s 1933 work The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, in which Stein uses the narrative voice of her partner to provide insight into their shared life. Likewise, Raftery’s depicted autobiography of his garden shares something of himself. His personal narrative, as told through the yearly cycle of his labors in his garden, takes on a central role in this series.
Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
Andrew Raftery has distinguished himself in the world of contemporary printmaking through his mastery of printing techniques from the past. Eight years in the making, this set of 12 transferware plates chronicles a gardener’s annual work cycle. The title references Gertrude Stein’s 1933 work The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, in which Stein uses the narrative voice of her partner to provide insight into their shared life. Likewise, Raftery’s depicted autobiography of his garden shares something of himself. His personal narrative, as told through the yearly cycle of his labors in his garden, takes on a central role in this series.

Exhibitions

Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World
Stephen Goddard, curator
2018

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Citations

Goddard, Stephen H, ed. Big Botany Conversations with the Plant World. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 2018.