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Twin Tornado Heads

Ke Francis

Framed size: 22 in. (w) x 11 in. (h) x .75 in. (d)

$425.00

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Blacks and Grays, Contemporary, Dark, Somber, and Gallows Humor, Figurative, Framed, Francis, Linocut, Monochromatic, Natural History, Nature, Places, Portraits and People, Post-War Twentieth Century, Prints & Multiples, Social Commentary and History, Surrealistic

About the work

This linocut is part of Ke Francis‘ “Tornado Series”.

Ke says:

“Early in the 1980s I began work on a body of work based on interviews of tornado victims. I was commissioned to build a sculpture for the North Mississippi Medical Center and as part of that project I was to build a time capsule and produce a book on the history of the medical center. Tupelo’s first hospital was destroyed by a tornado in 1936 and the interviews for the book included a series of enthralling tornado stories. People claimed to have been turned around in their pants, chickens lost their feathers, cast-iron wash pots were turned inside out. I recorded stories, photographed improvised tornado shelters, and built sculptures, produced paintings, prints and drawings from the outrageous narratives.”

Attributes	Value
Medium	Linocust, Print
Date	1980-2000
Framing	Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed, dated, editioned, and titled en recto at bottom
Condition	Excellent Condition
Type	Modern Print-Makers, Washington Artists