Give Me My Flowers While I Yet Live

2012

Trenton Doyle Hancock

Associated Names
Trenton Doyle Hancock

Artist, American, born 1974

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image shows dark letters on top of a colorful collage of abstract shapes. The letters are reversed and create a phrase that appears to float above a backdrop of red, yellow, green, and blue forms. The abstract shapes resemble natural elements like leaves and flowers. They are swirling and overlapping, creating a dense and vibrant garden-like scene. The overall impression is of a lively and energetic composition with a layer of text over it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph with 1-color etching in two panels

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida

  • Dimensions

    plate: 77.47 × 56.83 cm (30 1/2 × 22 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 94.62 × 70.49 cm (37 1/4 × 27 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.101.4.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2012 directly from Graphicstudio U.S.F, Tampa, Florida.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: TRENTON DOYLE HANCOCK [inscribed in reverse, as if seen in mirror] 2011

Markings

stamped in light gray on verso: [symbol of Graphicstudio] GS 1527 © 2011 Trenton Doyle Hancock / Graphicstudio U.S.F.

Wikidata ID

Q76561170

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