Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Tang Poem, “In ancient times the yellow mountains wound around the Palace of Han,” 1966. Chinese ink on acrylic monotype on rice paper, 25 x 37 ½ in. (63.5 x 95.3 cm). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Chinese Painting Poem, Chang Hsu – “In the first full moon we shall drink wine together,” 1965. Chinese ink on acrylic monotype, 37 ½ x 25 in. (95.3 x 63.5 cm). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Song of the Palace – A Taoist Poem, 1964-1965. Acrylic on canvas with Chinese ink, 78 x 40 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Scream of Death (Vietnam), Calligraphy, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 40 in. (101.6 cm) diameter. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Ode to the Moon, Calligraphy, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 42 in. (106.7 cm) diameter. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

Sheila Isham, Hieroglyphic Writing and Eastern Symbolism

I Ching III – The Arousing, 1969. Lithograph on Velin d'Arches off-white wove paper with poems by Barbara Guest, printed at Mourlot Graphics, Ltd., sheet: 15 3/4 x 24 1/8 in. (40 x 61.3 cm), portfolio: 24 3/4 × 16 7/16 in. (62.8 × 41.8 cm). Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Collection of the Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey