Divine is Dead

1969

John Sommers

Associated Names
John Sommers

Artist, American, 1927 - 1987

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays abstract shapes and lines in bold black, pink, and purple hues. The composition creates the impression of human figures in different poses. Above them are lines and shapes resembling facial features, a window, and stylized foliage. The artwork suggests a surreal landscape with a dreamlike quality, with overlapping depictions of lips and eyes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) in white, light violet, pink andblack on buff Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52 x 75 cm (20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.34.844

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2703.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Divine is Dead '66 / '69 / Tamarind Impression JSommers; lower right verso in graphite: 2703

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Sommers (T.67)

Wikidata ID

Q74063841

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