Amaranth
Date1966
Label TextThe amaranth is a richly colored and never- fading bloom. It figures in poetry and fable, from Aesop and John Milton, to John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley, as a symbol of constancy and immortality.
Object number2009.52.55
ProvenanceMarian Willard Johnson, New York; Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle.
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Leo Kenney Retrospective", November 3 - December 12, 1973
Boston, Massachusetts, Institute of Contemporary Art, "Northwest Visionaries", July 7 - September 9, 1981
Seattle, Washington, Security Pacific Bank, "The Betty Bowen Legacy" November 12, 1992 - January 24, 1993
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
Dimensions28 3/8 x 27 7/8 in. (72.1 x 70.8 cm)
MediumGouache on Chinese paper
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