colophon, Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions

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Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, colophon
Christopher T. Creyts; Matthew Day Jackson; Collaborative Art Editions, colophon
Matthew Day Jackson , Collaborative Art Editions , Christopher T. Creyts
colophon
2015–2016
Matthew Day Jackson, artist
born 1974
Collaborative Art Editions, publisher
Christopher T. Creyts, printer
colophon, 2015–2016
Portfolio/Series title: There Will Come Soft Rains
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: photogravure
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 603 x 450 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 23 3/4 x 17 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 688 x 521 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 27 1/16 x 20 1/2 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 610 x 457 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 18 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2016.0024.01
Not on display
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Label texts

This title page, or colophon, for There Will Come Soft Rains details the sources and concepts that Jackson brings to each of the twelve representations of birds originally painted by John James Audubon in order to achieve a new artistic statement. These sources include a poem of the same name by Sara Teasdale and allusions to twelve different apocalyptic scenarios that would bring about an end to Earth as we know it. The notion of an end of days is part of all major religions, has been a preoccupation of humans for most, if not all, of human history, and has become a powerful motivator to anyone concerned by climate change.
Perhaps Jackson’s correlation of these birds with apocalyptic scenarios is ultimately inspired by the art itself. Out of the more than 400 North American birds identified by Audubon in The Birds of America, a comparatively small number are now extinct. And yet, three of the twelve species highlighted in this particular set of Audubon reproductions are now either extinct or potentially extinct. The high extinction rate among this small selection naturally
promotes associations with mortality and the intertwined fates of birds and humans who share this fragile ecosphere.

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

Resources

Audio

Listen to a curator talk about this work.
Listen to a curator talk about this work.
This print is the answer key to Matthew Day Jackson’s portfolio There Will Come Soft Rains. Here he tells you which potential apocalyptic scenario he is thinking about in relationship to each print in the series, and what he thinks about that scenario itself.