Plate I from The Temptation of Saint Antony I-XIV

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Medium

one from a portfolio of 14 aquatints on xerograph printed chine collé on wove Lana Gravure paper

Dimensions

plate: 21.4 x 13.6 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.) sheet: 56.5 x 37.8 cm (22 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)

Classification

Portfolio

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Kathan Brown

Accession Number

1997.8.168.1

Art Historical Context

**Plate I from *The Temptation of Saint I-XIV*** Tim Rollins + K.O., 1989 Step into the imaginative world of Tim Rollins +.O.S., a groundbreaking collaborative formed in the 1980s by artist Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival (K.O.), a group of young artists from New York's South Bronx. This aquatint print, Plate I from a portfolio of 14 inspired by Gustave Flaubert's surreal novella *The Temptation of Saint Anthony reflects their unique approach: blending literary classics with communal creativity to empower at-risk youth. Created amid the vibrant East Village art scene and the challeng...

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