Corita Kent
american sampler, 1969
screenprint
57,2 x 29,2 cm / 22.5 x 11.5 in (unframed)
66,5 x 38 x 4 cm / 26.1 x 15 x 1.5 in (framed)
66,5 x 38 x 4 cm / 26.1 x 15 x 1.5 in (framed)
american sampler (1969) is immediately striking in its symbolic use of red, white, and blue, spelling out in graphic typeface words like "nation," "American," and "Vietnam," while the viewer's eye isolates additional color-coded meanings like "TV," "sin," "I," and "why."
american sampler (1969) is immediately striking in its symbolic use of red, white, and blue, spelling out in graphic typeface words like "nation," "American," and "Vietnam," while the viewer's eye isolates additional color-coded meanings like "TV," "sin," "I," and "why."