in situ
Date2011
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 60 × 60 inches (152.4 × 152.4 cm)
Framed: 61 1/2 × 61 1/2 inches (156.2 × 156.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the friends of Betsy Cain.
Object number2012.5
Copyright© Betsy Cain 2011.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBetsy Cain describes her artistic process as “painting as an excavation.” Her careful, deliberate revelation of layer after layer of strata reveals clues and objects that together reconstruct context and meaning—without ever eliminating the element of mystery and underlying question that motivated the dig to begin with. Her works are often created in multiples, each piece interacting with one another and sharing a common palette or gestural vocabulary. After pursuing art in Alabama, Mexico, and New Mexico, Cain and her husband moved to Savannah, where she has spent 30 years as an independent artist.
