%C2%A9 David Rathman %2F Kenneth Patchen %2F Vermillion Editions%2C Ltd.%2C publisher
The Enchanted Assassin, 1991
Color lithographs with screenprinting; loose in portfolioexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more P.92.6.45
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David Rathman's provocative artist's book is based on Kenneth Patchen's celebrated experimental novel The Journal of Albion Moonlight (1941), a chronicle of humanity's moral failure. An uncompromising pacifist, Patchen wrote the unorthodox, stream-of-consciousness "vision-poem" during the early years of the Second World War (1939-45). In the 1960s, the novel became a symbol of protest among students and anti-war activists. Rathman renews the bold warnings of Albion Moonlight through a series of graphic lithographs that echo the novel's passionate anti-war sentiment.
Details
- Title
- The Enchanted Assassin
- Artist Life
- born 1958
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.92.6.45
- Provenance
- Vermillion Editions Limited, Minneapolis (publisher); sold to MIA, 1992.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- VEL 199
- Curator Approved
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