Selah
Primary
Dee I. Wolff
(Springfield, Missouri, 1948–)
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1980
MediumAcrylic, gold leaf and oil on canvas
DimensionsAdditional Dimension: 52 15/16 × 65 7/8 in. (134.5 × 167.4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of the artist, 2002.2833
Rights Statement
Collection AreaModern and Contemporary Art
Object number2002.2833
On View
Not on view“Selah” is a Hebrew word that means the pause at the end of a line of a hymn before the next line begins. It is a moment for waiting and gathering, an instant of suspended alertness that shapes what is to come.
