KIKI SMITH "WORM" 1992 Charles Pachter "Day Lily Davis had established a national

Davis had established a national reputation

This exceptional work is from the "Joy of Bacchus" series

Charcoal & pencil on wood veneer

each poet has contributed a poem

"Secret life of Robespierre"

KIKI SMITH "WORM" 1992 Charles Pachter "Day Lily Davis had established a nationalKiki Smith (b. 1954) is a celebrated American artist renowned for her multidisciplinary exploration of the human body and themes of existentialism, transformation, and the natural world through a feminist lens. Smith's oeuvre is rich with raw and visceral depictions of the human and animal bodies realized through various media including sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and textiles. Her strong emphasis on the body revitalized figuration, marking a