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Photo: Rob Vinnedge
Glorified One
Photo: Rob Vinnedge

Glorified One

Date1945
Label TextKenney said that his source for this subject was a movement from Igor Stravinsky’s orchestral piece for ballet, Rite of Spring—the movement Stravinsky called “The Glorification of the Chosen One,” in which a young maid is chosen by fate as a sacrifice to the gods. Yet, Kenney was well-versed in Christian scripture and might just as well have been invoking the idea of resurrection in the post-apocalyptic second coming of Christ. A creature appears to live within stone, the one remaining sign of life in a landscape of complete destruction, perhaps a symbol of hope—or it may represent the final sacrifice to plead for peace and renewal.
Object number85.199
ProvenanceEdward B. Thomas, Seattle.
Photo CreditPhoto: Rob Vinnedge
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Bumbershoot 1986, Eccentric Satellites, August 29-September 1, 1986.
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mr. Edward Thomas
Dimensions12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
MediumEgg tempera on composite board
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