And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory.

© Estate of Allan Rohan Crite. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for repr…
© Estate of Allan Rohan Crite
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory.
© Estate of Allan Rohan Crite. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory.

Date1943
Artist (American illustrator and painter, 1910–2007)
Illustration CitationLatin verse of John 1:14: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory."
MediumPen and ink on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 10 3/4 × 8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.8 × 21 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2021
Object number2021-21
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextPainter and illustrator Allan Rohan Crite was deeply committed to the Episcopal Church. He published several illustrated religious texts in the 1940s. In his books, Crite depicted Black religious figures and celebrants.

The Latin text here is drawn from the Gospel of John: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory."