The True Gospel Preached Here
Series TitleThe True Gospel Preached Here
Artist
Bruce West
(American, born 1953)
Date2006
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 30 1/16 × 24 1/16 inches (76.35 × 61.11 cm)
Sheet: 37 × 31 inches (93.98 × 78.74 cm)
Sheet: 37 × 31 inches (93.98 × 78.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bruce West
Object number2018.67.19
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: "Bruce West"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in black pen: "The True Gospel Preached Here".
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DescriptionImage of a building painted yellow, pink and white with a hand-painted sign in the front yard that reads "The True Gospel is Preached Here". White plastic chairs and artificial potted flowers line the porch.Gallery LabelThis bright, chock-a-block display of biblical texts and exhortations is the creation of Reverend H.D. and Margaret Dennis of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The elderly couple transformed Margaret’s former grocery store into a non-denominational church and a site for the couple’s self-taught artistic expression. Fascinated by the colorful and creative forms, photographer Bruce West took a series of photographs, titling his works after one sign that promised: “The True Gospel Preached Here.”
Bruce West, Springfield, MO;
his gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Bruce West
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