In Case of Flood

2014

Barbara Earl Thomas

American, born 1948

Linocut

Image: 30 x 44 in. (76.2 x 111.8 cm)

Sheet: 37 1/2 x 52 in. (95.3 x 132.1 cm)

Modern Art Acquisition Fund; Gift of John D. McLauchlan in memory of his wife, Ebba Rapp, by exchange

2017.14.1

Provenance: The artist; [Claire Oliver Gallery, New York]

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryBainbridge Island, Washington, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Barbara Earl Thomas: Heaven on Fire, June 25 - Oct. 2, 2016. Text by Greg Robinson, Erika Dalya Massaquoi, and Chieko Phillips. No cat. no., p. 57, reproduced p. 28.

New York, New York, Claire Oliver Gallery, Barbara Earl Thomas: The Blood Catcher and Other Stories, Mar. 2 - Apr. 9, 2017.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Storied Objects, Nov. 13, 2019 - Apr. 26, 2021.

Published ReferencesThomas, Barbara Earl and Sandra Jackson-Dumont. Barbara Earl Thomas: Story Line: Prints 2006–2014. Seattle: Paper Hammer, 2014. Reproduced p. 10.

Graves, Jen. “Why We Need Barbara Earl Thomas Now.” The Stranger, July 22, 2016; reproduced.

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