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Small Sacrifice

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Small Sacrifice

1949

Leo Kenney

born 1925, Spokane, Washington; died Seattle, Washington, 2001

Because the ewer is traditionally associated with the act of cleansing and purity, the image of a broken ewer has been used to symbolize the loss of virginity or virtue.
Ink and gouache on paper
10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm)
Gift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2009.52.47
Provenance: The artist to his friend, Jack Griffin; Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, "Northwest Impressions: Works on Paper" September 12 - November 2, 1986

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Leo Kenney Retrospective" November 3 - December 16, 1973


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