If mankind perished utterly, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, If mankind perished utterly
Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, If mankind perished utterly
Matthew Day Jackson , Collaborative Art Editions , Christopher T. Creyts
If mankind perished utterly
2015–2016
Matthew Day Jackson, artist
born 1974
Collaborative Art Editions, publisher
Christopher T. Creyts, printer
If mankind perished utterly, 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): 501 x 327 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 3/4 x 12 7/8 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): 505 x 331 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 7/8 x 13 1/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.11
Not on display
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Like many of these bird species, wood duck populations declined in the 19th century due to habitat loss and the exploitation of their feathers for fashion. Wood ducks rebounded in the 20th century largely thanks to human intervention, this time partially through the invention of nesting boxes these ducks use as habitats. In another ironic pairing, Jackson presents a species with a fondness for manmade habitats alongside the specter of over-development as a destructive force where all creation is artificial and no natural life remains.

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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Listen to a curator talk about this work.
To reference apocalypse by overdevelopment, Jackson appropriates a poster titled “Visit Wonderland, USA,” published by the US Government Printing Office in 1960. Apparently, this poster was part of a campaign instigated by the Secretary of Commerce under Kennedy to lure foreigners to visit the United States. I can’t wrap my head around how this image of endless skyscraper scaffolding could lure anyone to visit.

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