Adam and Eve
Artist
John August Swanson
(1938 - 2021)
Date2016
MediumGiclee
Dimensions15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (39.4 x 39.4 cm)
Framed (Frame is black/gold, wired, glazed): 23 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (59.7 x 59.1 x 2.9 cm)
Framed (Frame is black/gold, wired, glazed): 23 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (59.7 x 59.1 x 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LineGift of Diane Kenney '64 and DarEll Weist
Object number2026.071
Description"He drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden.He placed the Cherubim with a flaming sword, which turned every way,
to guard the way to the tree of life."
Taken from Genesis 3:24, at the top left of the image is God’s Cherubim Angel, sword in hand, pointing at a fleeing Adam and Eve. The two run naked from the Angel and out of the Garden Of Eden, a blissful world shown in a kaleidoscope of bright colors and patterns.
John August Swanson’s 2016 giclee, ADAM AND EVE, revisits one of the artist’s earliest paintings from 1969. Enlarged in size and re-imagined in vivid colors, the new artwork is also enhanced with additional details and embellishments. To protect the image from ultraviolet light, a glossy UV-varnish was silk-screened over the artwork.
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