Post by virtu on Sept 20, 2010 11:37:21 GMT -8
Really spectacular image/edition from Chase.
Love this piece, first in awhile.
The December 23, 1955 issue of Collier’s Magazine devoted a full-color page to A Prayer for a Child, the only published piece in which Ted Geisel uncharacteristically breaks a self-imposed rule that his work not have religious connotations, which could alter their appeal for children of different faiths.
With that said, it is obvious that Ted Geisel cared deeply about the great issues of our age.
His concerns were reflected time and again in the conceptual themes of his books.
For example, Yertle the Turtle is about dictatorship and due process rights; The Sneetches, tolerance and discrimination; Horton Hears a Who!, individualism; How the Grinch Stole Christmas, holiday over-commercialization; and The Cat in
the Hat, illiteracy and conformity.
The painting, A Prayer for a Child, stunning in its vibrant colors and captivating in its galactic point of view, has been painted from the perspective of one child’s small place in the universe. The prayer, spoken in first person on behalf of that child, makes the connection between their cozy home and the heavens.
From here on earth,
From my small place
I ask of You
Way out in space:
Please tell all men
In every land
What You and I
Both understand . . .
Please tell all men
That Peace is Good.
That's all
That need be understood
In every world
In Your great sky.
(We understand.
Both You and I.)
Many years ago a major TV advertiser offered a vast sum of money for the right to use these verses in a
holiday message carrying the sponsor’s tagline. Ted declined saying he didn’t want Dr. Seuss to be
connected to a particular religious holiday, or a product which, if given in large doses, might have
uncertain effects on children.
The disbelieving sponsor’s reaction was to substantially increase the financial offer. When Geisel still
refused, his agent stepped in telling Ted that his verses consisted of less than 100 words and, if he
accepted the deal, he would go into the Guinness Book of Records as the writer paid the most money per
word. Ted was silent for a moment then responded, “I’d rather be in the Guinness Book of Records as the
writer who refused to be paid the most money per word.”
A Prayer for a Child is now offered as a hand-pulled serigraph on canvas, with an Arabic edition of 850.
Image Size: 24” x 30”
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
$1695
Each serigraph is accompanied by a copy of Seuss’s poem, “A Prayer for a Child.”
www.virtuartgallery.com
info@virtuartgallery.com
Love this piece, first in awhile.
The December 23, 1955 issue of Collier’s Magazine devoted a full-color page to A Prayer for a Child, the only published piece in which Ted Geisel uncharacteristically breaks a self-imposed rule that his work not have religious connotations, which could alter their appeal for children of different faiths.
With that said, it is obvious that Ted Geisel cared deeply about the great issues of our age.
His concerns were reflected time and again in the conceptual themes of his books.
For example, Yertle the Turtle is about dictatorship and due process rights; The Sneetches, tolerance and discrimination; Horton Hears a Who!, individualism; How the Grinch Stole Christmas, holiday over-commercialization; and The Cat in
the Hat, illiteracy and conformity.
The painting, A Prayer for a Child, stunning in its vibrant colors and captivating in its galactic point of view, has been painted from the perspective of one child’s small place in the universe. The prayer, spoken in first person on behalf of that child, makes the connection between their cozy home and the heavens.
From here on earth,
From my small place
I ask of You
Way out in space:
Please tell all men
In every land
What You and I
Both understand . . .
Please tell all men
That Peace is Good.
That's all
That need be understood
In every world
In Your great sky.
(We understand.
Both You and I.)
Many years ago a major TV advertiser offered a vast sum of money for the right to use these verses in a
holiday message carrying the sponsor’s tagline. Ted declined saying he didn’t want Dr. Seuss to be
connected to a particular religious holiday, or a product which, if given in large doses, might have
uncertain effects on children.
The disbelieving sponsor’s reaction was to substantially increase the financial offer. When Geisel still
refused, his agent stepped in telling Ted that his verses consisted of less than 100 words and, if he
accepted the deal, he would go into the Guinness Book of Records as the writer paid the most money per
word. Ted was silent for a moment then responded, “I’d rather be in the Guinness Book of Records as the
writer who refused to be paid the most money per word.”
A Prayer for a Child is now offered as a hand-pulled serigraph on canvas, with an Arabic edition of 850.
Image Size: 24” x 30”
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
$1695
Each serigraph is accompanied by a copy of Seuss’s poem, “A Prayer for a Child.”
www.virtuartgallery.com
info@virtuartgallery.com
