Self-Portrait: What Everyone Wants from the collection of South Carolina Arts Commission

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Leo J. Manske
Self-Portrait: What Everyone Wants, 1974
lithograph print
26.5 x 33.25 in
Signature: signed, titled and dated on lower right

This print is an etching. The plate was zinc and there were two pieces printed at one time on a single sheet of paper. It was printed in a blue-black ink. The two pieces of plate leave no break lines because they were cut like jigsaw pieces. Printing on one sheet also helps hide the break line. An explanation of what it means to me seems self-explanatory since the title is self-portrait. It is a self-portrait as I see myself in the world and represents the environment in which I would rather exist. The second part of the title ‘what everyone wants’ would simply mean that I think everyone would like to live in my environment. It definitely entertains ideas of revolution, decadence, new form and politics.”

Collections: South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection

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The mission of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to promote access to the arts and support the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina. We envision a South Carolina where the arts are valued and all people benefit from a variety of creative experiences.

A state agency created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the SCAC works to increase public participation in the arts through grants, direct programs, staff assistance and partnerships in artist development, arts industry, arts learning, creative placemaking, and folklife and traditional arts. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the SCAC is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts, and other sources.

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