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Alex Dodge

The Legendary Coelacanth

Description

Maker

Alex Dodge (American, b. 1977 in Denver, Colorado), RISD BFA 2001, Painting

Title

The Legendary Coelacanth

Year

2007

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

59.7 x 56.5 cm (23 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches)

Identification

Edition

Edition 2 of 20

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from an anonymous donor

Object Number

2018.93.43

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Listen!
Jul 06, 2024 – Jan 05, 2025

Label copy

This print reminds me of going to New Hampshire and swimming in this lake with a giant rock pile in the middle. I would make my parents go with me, too scared to be out that far by myself. We would swim aimlessly until finally one of us would find the smooth rock and I would breathe a sigh of relief. I would open my eyes underwater, regardless of the fact that they would burn, and fighting through the pain I would see something truly beautiful.

–Crystal Lake, RAC member 

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Alex Dodge (American, b. 1977 in Denver, Colorado)
The Legendary Coelacanth, 2007
Computer-numerical-controlled drypoint engraving on hand-antiqued paper with Coelacanth-computer-virus executable file on EPROM memory chip
59.7 x 56.5 cm (23 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches)
Museum purchase with funds from an anonymous donor 2018.93.43

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