John August Swanson
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John August Swanson (January 11, 1938 – September 23, 2021) was an American visual artist who worked primarily in the medium of serigraphy, as well as oil, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, lithography, and etching.
Swanson studied with Corita Kent at Immaculate Heart College.Template:R He was the recipient of a Doctor of Humane Letters degree honoris causa from California Lutheran University. He collaborated on a number of books.
Work
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The son of a Mexican mother and a Swedish father, Swanson's art reflects the strong narrative influences of his cultural upbringing.Template:R His works frequently depict scenes of community life, as in "Festival of Lights" (2000),[1] "Tales of Hoffman" (2001),[2] and "Psalm 85"[3] (2003) after Psalm 85. Swanson's images are optimistic and colorful, with a strongly humanistic feel.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Swanson was perhaps best known for his biblical imagery.Template:R Combining the flat, stylized look of iconography with the bright palette and strong narrative sense of his background in Latin American folk art, pieces such as "Daniel" (2000),[4] "Good Samaritan" (2002),[5] and "Washing of the Feet"[6] have proven popular among collectors of religious artwork around the world.Template:R
Exhibitions
Swanson's work is represented in the permanent collections of many museums, including three museums of the Smithsonian Institution: The National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian American Art Museum and The National Air and Space Museum. He is also included in the print collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard University's Fogg Museum, the Tate Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. His painting "The Procession" is one of relatively few works by contemporary artists to be selected for the Vatican Museums' Collection of Modern Religious Art. With holdings of 150 pieces, Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta has acquired the largest collection of Swanson’s work.Template:R
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External links
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- John August Swanson Facebook Page
- "Artist John August Swanson and His Images of Francis of Assisi" in St. Anthony Messenger
- "Festival of Lights" was the cover image of the Summer 2009 issue of Emory Magazine, illustrating the theme: "Pilgrimage: Journeys of the Body, Mind, and Spirit."
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- "Renowned artist John August Swanson to speak at Candler" Emory University News
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- 1938 births
- 2021 deaths
- American contemporary painters
- American artists of Mexican descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- 20th-century American painters
- American male painters
- 21st-century American painters
- 21st-century American male artists
- 20th-century American printmakers
- Artists from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American male artists