Bottled Spirits

© e. jean lanyon. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or p…
© e. jean lanyon
Bottled Spirits
© e. jean lanyon. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Bottled Spirits

Datec. 1974
Artist (American artist and poet, born 1935)
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions15 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (39.4 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, 2023
Object number2023-39
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextBottled Spirits is from lanyon's Piggotry series, a play on the word bigotry. The artist
associates the pig's stubborn characteristic with unreasonable prejudice. The stippling
of the figures inside the bottle emphasizes the steam, or tense emotions, that arise
from obstinate bias.

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