Knowledge of the Past is the Key to the Future: Upside Down Jesus and the Politics of Survival
Robert Colescott, Knowledge of the Past is the Key to the Future: Upside Down Jesus and the Politics of Survival, 1987, acrylic on canvas, Museum Purchase: Robert Hale Ellis Jr. Fund for the Blanche Eloise Day Ellis and Robert Hale Ellis Memorial Collection, © 1987 Robert Colescott, 88.3
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- Title
Knowledge of the Past is the Key to the Future: Upside Down Jesus and the Politics of Survival
- Artist
- Date
1987
- Medium
acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
90 5/8 in x 115 in x 2 1/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: TO-/SEMAPHORE/ 137 GREEN / NYC / 10012, graphite, verso of strainer
title; signature; date; place; medium: KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST IS THE KEY TO THE FUTURE--- "UPSIDE-DOWN JESUS AND THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL" (C) FEB 1987 Robert Colescott Roswell N.M. Acrylic, ink, verso of stretcher Description: handwritten in black permanent marker
signature: R Colescott 87, brushed, lower right corner
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art; Northwest Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Robert Hale Ellis Jr. Fund for the Blanche Eloise Day Ellis and Robert Hale Ellis Memorial Collection
- Accession Number
88.3
- Copyright
© 1987 Robert Colescott
- Terms
- Exhibitions
1995 Hard Choices: Works from the Permanent Collection Portland Art Museum
1999 Robert Colescott: Recent Paintings Portland Art Museum
2020 Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott Contemporary Arts Center; Portland Art Museum; Chicago Cultural Center; Akron Art Museum
