The Coming of Locusts
Artist
Tony Fitzpatrick
(American, born 1958)
Publisher
Landfall Press
(American, founded 1970)
Date1992
Mediumetching
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (24.9 x 20.2 cm)
Plate Mark: 9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (24.9 x 20.2 cm)
Support: 16 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (41 x 35.2 cm)
Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Plate Mark: 9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (24.9 x 20.2 cm)
Support: 16 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (41 x 35.2 cm)
Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Devon, 2011
Object number2011.18.4
DescriptionLarge locust in center of composition. Smaller drawings of stick figures in movement, a church, a kite, a moving car, a wolf-like creature, a coffin, a cross on a hill, and other desert objects surround the grasshopper. Dark areas in the shapes of clouds and shadows are visible across the page.eMuseum Notes
A self-taught artist and tattoo artist, as well as a poet, author, and semi-professional boxer, Tony Fitzpatrick has created personal iconography and cast of characters that are an eclectic mix of stick figures, animals, and Catholic imagery. The Coming of Locusts is a biblical reference to a “plague,” caused by the swarming of the insects and destruction of crops. A grasshopper floats front and center surrounded by a scene in the background that includes a panicked stick figure running and another jumping into a body of water. A church rests on a hill beneath what appears to be lightning, and a radio tower sends transmissions through space. All of this is rendered with an intentional naivete that is reminiscent of cartoons and an outsider influence, such as drawings by children.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- self-taught artists
- biblical studies
- graffiti
- cartoons (humorous images)
- commentaries
- typology
1998
