The Sand Hill Review               http://www.sandhillreview.org 2010

Stephen Browning – A Triptych of Linocuts
Death and the Child	Death and the Maiden	Death and the Old Man
The child is "on top,"  and sees the skeleton only as an opportunity for a piggyback ride. (The child is cheered on by its  parents in the background, who are feeling the  child's youth themselves. (Later they'll begin to feel old vis-a-vis their growing offspring.)	Death is whispering in the ear of the young woman, saying, perhaps, "I'll get you, just wait and see." But the young woman is too entranced with her flowering to pay much attention. (Her companion has seen the truth of the situation and is "fleeing the scene.")	The situation in the first picture is reversed. The loyal dog is bent on protecting its master from this grinning interloper. (It also has an eye on all those bones!)

The Acrobat I

Monotype and Aluminum

7 x 7 ¼ inches

The Acrobat II

Monotype and Aluminum

7 x 7 ¼ inches