Will care at last when it is done, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, Will care at last when it is done
Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, Will care at last when it is done
Matthew Day Jackson , Collaborative Art Editions , Christopher T. Creyts
Will care at last when it is done
2015–2016
Matthew Day Jackson, artist
born 1974
Collaborative Art Editions, publisher
Christopher T. Creyts, printer
Will care at last when it is done, 2015–2016
Portfolio/Series title: There Will Come Soft Rains
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color intaglio
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 475 x 379 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 18 11/16 x 14 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 686 x 521 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 27 x 20 1/2 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 479 x 383 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 18 7/8 x 15 1/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.09
Not on display
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By the late 19th century, the population of snowy egrets had become dangerously low because their feathers were highly sought as decorations for women’s hats. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918—one of the first environmental laws passed in the United States—has protected the birds and caused their population to rebound. For this species, whose survival has been
linked with the tastes of society, Jackson considers the potential for social collapse to overturn laws, economies, and other systems as we know them. As the snowy egret has more recently been valued by humans as a living creature rather than a commodity, Jackson speculates that a new society emerging from the collapse of our present system will learn from the past to become more humane.

Exhibitions

Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Audubon in the Anthropocene: Works by Matthew Day Jackson
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Conference of the Birds
Emily Kruse, curator
Sabine Rishell, curator
2020

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The commentary Audubon provides in his Ornithological Biography sometimes reveals more about Audubon than about the birds he studied. In his description of snowy egrets, he tells readers that “When seized, they peck at you with great spirit, and are capable of inflicting a severe wound.” Folks, please learn from Audubon’s example and refrain from seizing snowy egrets. It’s for your own safety.

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See the original art by John James Audubon referenced in this print.