- Collection ID
- ART.001219.3
- Type
- Art
- Date
- 1968
- Geography
- United States
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Ink on Paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7 × 37.8 in. (45 × 96.1 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Genesis is an etching created by American artist Nancy Snooks, a pupil of Sister Corita Kent, a nun and head of the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, California. Throughout her life, Snooks explored a variety of aesthetics within the abstract and expressionist genres, but kept her content primarily focused on religious subjects. For a time, her prints emulated the pop art style of Kent during the 1960s and 1970s, with bright blocks of color and graphic texts. This print, an artist’s proof copy, is a darker example of Snooks’s expressionism that explored deep emotions within the constructs of Christian narratives.
Genesis is an etching created by American artist Nancy Snooks, a pupil of Sister Corita Kent, a nun and head of the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, California. Throughout her life, Snooks explored a variety of aesthetics within the abstract and expressionist genres, but kept her content primarily focused on religious subjects. For a time, her prints emulated the pop art style of Kent during the 1960s and 1970s, with bright blocks of color and graphic texts. This print, an artist’s proof copy, is a darker example of Snooks’s expressionism that explored deep emotions within the constructs of Christian narratives.
Created in 1968 by Nancy Snooks, California; Donated in 2022 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.[1]
Notes: [1] Donated through fellow artist and friend Sandra Bowden.
Created in 1968 by Nancy Snooks, California; Donated in 2022 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.[1]
Notes: [1] Donated through fellow artist and friend Sandra Bowden.
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