Phaethon, 1935
Lithographs and letterpress; bound volumeexpand_more
Gift of Kate Johnsonexpand_more 2004.224
Not on Viewexpand_more
The South Dakota Badlands and Grand Canyon inspired the look of Ross Braught's lithographic book Phaethon, based on the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses. For Braught, mythic power lies in the landscape, where trees, waters and hills surge with the energy of the female form.
Details
- Title
- Phaethon
- Artist Life
- 1898 - 1983
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2004.224
- Provenance
- Kathryn C. Johnson, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2004.
- Curator Approved
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