Photo, Print, Drawing Phoenix ascending / James L. Wells

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- Title
- Phoenix ascending / James L. Wells
- Summary
- Print shows chaotic scene with the phoenix rising above buildings in flames below and two people running away.
- Contributor Names
- Wells, James Lesesne, 1902-1993, artist
- Created / Published
- [Philadelphia] : [Brandywine Workshop] 1985.
- Subject Headings
- - Phoenix (Mythical bird)--1980-1990
- - Fires--1980-1990
- Headings
- Offset lithographs--Color--1980-1990.
- Genre
- Offset lithographs--Color--1980-1990
- Notes
- - Title from item.
- - "'Phoenix Ascending', a five-color lithographic print from 1985, represents Wells' interpretation of the mystical bird from Egypt who every five centuries is consumed in fire by its own actions and rises in youthful freshness from its own ashes. The print has a dense, richly worked surface that has been skillfully built up by successive layers of ink. The flatness and expressionist energy of the work has been achieved by the use of bold vigorous lines. Yellow, the predominant color, is used to signify chaos on the left and rebirth on the right of the Phoenix. Directly below the talons of the phoenix two human figures run away from the flames to the calm of the right side. The artist leaves it up to the viewer to decide if the human figures make it to safety."
- - Print signed by artist.
- - On bottom left corner: 64/100.
- - On bottom right corner: James L. Wells.
- - Source used: https://artura.org. External
- - Purchase; Brandywine Workshop; 2013; (DLC/PP-2013:123).
- - Was AP 1184.
- Medium
- 1 print : color offset lithograph ; image 68 x 52.5 cm. ; sheet 76 x 56 cm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2013:123 [P&P]
- Repository
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Digital Id
- ppmsca 38519 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.38519
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 2013650533
- Reproduction Number
- LC-DIG-ppmsca-38519 (digital file from original item)
- Rights Advisory
- Rights status not evaluated. For general information see: "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html
- Access Advisory
- Served by appointment (Unprocessed). To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html
- Online Format
- image
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/2013650533
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