Kenneth A. Kerslake

American
(1930–2007)

The Shape of Anxiety
1962

Etching
36 x 30.125 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.224

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This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• biomorphic
• black-and-white prints - Prints composed using only black and white, usually black ink on white paper. For black-and-white photographs, use "black-and-white prints (photographs)."
• claws - Sharp, horny, narrow, arched structures on the digits of birds, reptiles, many mammals, and some amphibians. Claws are composed of hardened (keratinized) modifications of the epidermis. Claws may be adapted for scratching, clutching, digging, or climbing. The term is also used for similar structures on the feet of insects, crustacea, and other lower animals.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Basic Printmaking, Screen Printing, and Book Arts , 10/18/2016 - 12/10/2016