When the Chickens Come Home to Roost

Name/Title

When the Chickens Come Home to Roost

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.1

Description

Black and white resingrave engraving of five chickens sitting on a front porch chair. Three of the chickens are on the seat of the main chair and one is on each arm. There is another empty chair to the viewer's left with the bottom of a window just above it. There is a screen door behind the center chair. The sun is casting heavy shadows as seen with the chair legs. The seven deadly sins are written throughout such as "ire" in the window and "envy" and "sloth" in the shadows of the chair legs. Signed "J. Bruns '18" in pencil in the bottom right corner. Edition 3/9.

Collection

Figures of Speech

Acquisition

Accession

2019.4

Made/Created

Artist

Jody Bruns

Date made

2018

Time Period

21st Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

12 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Notes

6" x 4" image size, 15.1875" x 12.25" framed

Color

Black, White

Exhibition

EXH2019.1