All Artists Try to Be God and Will Burn in Hell

1998

Terry Allen

Associated Names
Terry Allen

Artist, American, born 1943

Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas

Printer

Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas

Printer

The image contains a rectangular shape centrally placed on a larger white background. In the middle of this rectangle, an abstract circular seal or emblem is featured, consisting of text curving around the outline and a central letter 'C' or similar recognizable element. The structure of this circle and the arrangement of letters resemble a traditional wax seal or stamp. The warm hue of the rectangle and circle adds an element of antiquity to the abstract design, contrasting against the neutral backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, printed chine collé on wove BFK Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.6 × 15 cm (6 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 66 × 50 cm (26 × 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.173.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Peters Gallery; Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, 2004; gift to NGA, 2022

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"© Terry Allen 98" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "TAL-37" verso, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

Flatbed Press chop lower right margin.

Watermarks

BFK Rives France ∞

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