Metamorphosis
Date1948
Label TextThe evolution of this densely symbolic painting may have paralleled Kenney’s thoughts of the passing of golden autumnal days into winter.
Object number2009.52.46
ProvenanceCaptain and Mrs. John (Betty) Bowen, Seattle; Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Leo Kenney Retrospective", November 3 - December 16, 1963
Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, "Northwest Impressions: Works on Paper", September 12 -- November 2, 1986
Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "100 Years of Washington Art: New Perspectives", November 24, 1989 - February 11, 1990
La Conner, Washington, Museum of Northwest Art, "Leo Kenny Retrospective: Celebrating the Mysteries", June 2 - October 1, 2000Credit LineGift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions9 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (24.8 x 59.1 cm)
MediumInk and gouache on Chinese paper