The Millstone
Primary
Robert Jessup
(1952–)
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1985
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 69 7/8 x 80 1/8 in. (177.5 x 203.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Michener Acquisitions Fund, 1986.4
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaModern and Contemporary Art
Object number1986.4
On View
Not on viewRobert Jessup’s surreal images and monumental scenes confront the viewer with the ambiguities of life. In The Millstone, for example, the artist evokes both triumph and toil: the millstone of the title is both the tool of the worker’s trade and his burden to bear. Jessup has observed that artists “make pictures and tell stories to try to make sense of our lives.”
