Winter and the Fire
Date1949
Maker
Leo Kenney
born 1925, Spokane, Washington; died Seattle, Washington, 2001
Label TextFire, traditional symbol of consuming passion, and winter, often employed as a metaphor for death, are forces at work upon innate human frailty, likely symbolized by the broken ewer.
Object number2009.52.48
Provenancethe artist, by gift to Joanna Eckstein, Seattle; Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Leo Kenney retrospective", November 3 - December 16, 1973
Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, "Northwest Impressions: Works on Paper", September 12 - November 2, 1986Credit LineGift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm)
MediumInk and gouache on paper
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