Black Satellite and Yellow Moon
Name/Title
Black Satellite and Yellow MoonEntry/Object ID
5166Description
Space scene in dark green and blue tones. Rough land on the bottom, sky with black and yellow planets takes up the rest of the image. Pink forms in the lower right side.Artwork Details
Medium
Oil encaustic on canvasContext
The 1960’s marked the last decade of Julia Thecla’s artistic career and somewhat of a restoration of her place in Chicago’s art world. Thecla thrived in the artistic community of Chicago in the 1930’s and 40’s, but fell to the margins in the 1950’s. She is considered a surrealist painter or a part of the “magic realism” group along with Gertrude Abercrombie and Ivan Albright. While her early work shows more human and animal figures, her later works such as this one, were focused on space. These space themed paintings are thought to have been either a reflection of America’s obsession with the “race for space” at the time, or an escape route for Thecla out of this dimension and into another.Acquisition
Accession
5000.07Source or Donor
Helen T. FindlayAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Collection of DePaul University, Gift of Helen T. FindlayMade/Created
Artist
Thecla, JuliaDate made
1961Ethnography
Notes
United States North America, United StatesLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Mixed MediaClass
MIXED MEDIADimensions
Dimension Description
WholeWidth
35.56 cmLength
76.2 cmDimension Description
FrameDimension Notes
Size: 31x15x1.5Exhibitions
Past Present: DePaul Builds An Art Collection
Julia Thecla: Undiscovered Worlds
Past Present: DePaul Builds An Art Collection