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Title
Proof of Praised Bee
Creator
Swanson, John August, 1938-2021
Date
26 April 2017
Description
The first version of the Praised Bee poster. In 2016, John August Swanson was approached by a friend, Martin Marklin of Marklin Candle Design, about a project. Both Swanson and Marklin read Pope Francis' second encyclical, Laudato Si', and they wanted to create an homage to the work. Marklin, a bee keeper and candle maker, wanted to make a play on words using the English translation of "Laudato Si'" ("Praised Be") by replacing "Be" with "Bee" and to use the opportunity to discuss environmental change and its effect on bees. Swanson immediately thought of the bee detail from his 2009 serigraph The Last Supper. The Swanson Studio printed an enlargement of the detail which was then colored by Swanson, and sent to Marklin. Marklin would later create a 5" x 5" booklet using the artwork on the cover, and Swanson would use the piece for his 2017 Praised Bee poster. After receiving Marklin Candle Design's Praised Bee booklets, this poster was quickly made so that John August Swanson could bring the image to a march for environmental change.
Format Extent
1 sheet; 48 x 33 cm
Subject
Christianity and Art--United States; Catholic Church--In art; Bible--History of Biblical events--art; Mexican American Art; Mexican American Artists; Los Angeles--California; Social Justice in Art
Type
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Thematic Collection
Work Type
Figurative; Pattern; Modern; Contemporary; Religious; Biblical; Art
State Edition
Works Referenced
Style Period
Agent
Printed and published by the artist, John August Swanson.
Language
eng
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