Theory.Practice.Exhibitions.
The picture hung on Side B. One of the reasons why the exhibitors chose the image was it's likeness to the statue in the atrium of Magill.
Bruce carefully preparing the label for the Daffodils exhibit.
Images courtesy of John Muse, Marty Garcia, and Brad Larrison
Side B - [Interior]
The poem, printed on the sketch side of the exhibit, offers Gest’s perception, her cycles of thought: birth, life, death. In concluding that death is but a “return to light” she shows us her peace. Her poem isn’t a struggle to define abstractions, but a play to find the answers.
The pot of daffodil bulbs on the interior window side of the tableau completes the exhibition. According to her friend Miriam Thrall, Gest’s last words were “It’s a splendid day for planting daffodils.” Thus the bulbs finishes the cylce but also opens to new ones, invoking Gest’s spirit and our continuing effort to understand her.
-text from exhibition label
The tableau of images below present the viewer with Side B of Margaret Gest's personaliy. Read the albel to get a better idea of the curator's intent with their label. Also, be sure to look at Side A for a full comprenhion!