Sanctuary
John Steuart Curry, Sanctuary, 1944, lithograph on cream wove Rives BFK paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koerner, © unknown, research required, 79.55
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- Title
Sanctuary
- Related Titles
alternate: Flood Relief
- Artist
- Related People
publisher: Associated American Artists (American, established 1934)
- Date
1944
- Medium
lithograph on cream wove Rives BFK paper
- Edition
edition of 250
- Catalogue Raisonné
Cole 38; Czestochowski C-41; Windisch and Cole 592
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 16 in x 20 in; sheet: 13 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
maker's mark; date: JSC 44, printed, lower right in stone
watermark: BFK
signature: John Steuart Curry, graphite, lower right
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
planographic print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koerner
- Accession Number
79.55
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Sanctuary portrays a great flood that occurred near Lawrence, Kansas, in 1926. As the rain pelts down, horses, cows, pigs, and a family of skunks flock to a small morsel of land to escape the rising water. The present state of the animals alludes to their ultimate demise: a pig lies on his back out of exhaustion, while the horse at center has a malnourished, skeletal frame.
- Exhibitions
2019 Associated American Artists: Prints for the People Portland Art Museum
