Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.25.005
Accession#:
2007.25
Credit Line:
Donated by the Rie Munoz Gallery.
Object Name:
Print
Title:
What Really Happened
Artist — Creator:
DeArmond, Dale
Artist — Creator Role:
Artist
Date:
July 1994
Description:
Framed Wood Engraving Print
Black Framed Print with a ivory mat. Print is done in black and white. A God Like figure is shown at the top with head and arms showing through clouds. His arms are stretched wide with his palms open and facing the viewer. Below, 16 different types of dinosaurs and other extinct species from that era are looking toward the figure and seem to be floating toward it. An angel in the upper—right portion of the scene points toward the God—like figure and 8 cherubs are shown throughout the scene prodding the various dinosaur species up. At the bottom, the full moon has sunk half—way into a ridge of mountains. At the bottom of the scene, "What really happened to the dinosaurs, 9/25, D. DeArmond — imp @94" is written in pencil.

The brown paper covered back has a white "Certificate of Authority" paper glued to it though it is coming up in some places. The certificate include the artists, title, medium, block size, paper, record of printing and comments:

Artist: Dale DeArmond
Title: What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs
Medium: Wood engraving
Block size: 2 1/2" x 7" and 8" x7". Overall size of the print 10 7/8" x 7"
Paper: Archival Quality paper
Record of Printing: 2 artist's proof, 1 publisher's proof, 25 artist's edition

Hand pulled by the artist from the original endgrain maple blocks on an Ettan etching press at Sitka, Alaska, July, 1994.

Comment: One Starry night when the moon was full all the dinosaurs ascended to Heaven where they are living happily to this very day!

Dale DeArmond (Signature)

Dale B. DeArmond
120 Katlian Street
Sitka, AK 99835
People:
DeArmond, Dale
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