we don't ask the rose

Artist Corita Kent (American, 1918 - 1986)

Date1965

MediumScreenprint

Dimensions17 x 13 3/8 in. (43.2 x 34 cm)

CultureAmerican

PortfolioPrint 5 in a suite of 8 prints from Ugo Betti portfolio

Object numberPC2020.08.13

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionA solid, bright yellow background is layered with a thick strip of orange at the bottom, with two horizontal brushstrokes across the top and bottom. In the middle, a quote by Ugo Betti written in the artist's scrawl shows through the yellow ink to the white of the Pellon sheet: "We don't ask the rose how much it has labored; we ask it simply to be a rose, and to be as different as it can from an artichoke. ugo betti"

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