He was not himself the light, 1969
Record number
cm000055
Title
He was not himself the light
Date
1969
Medium
conté
Support
paper
Dimensions
1590 x 553 mm
Inscriptions
C. McC. 19. 9. 69 (conté crayon, b.r.)
Collection
Credit line
on loan from a private collection
Accession number
L1998/28/32
Extended inscriptions
He was not himself / the light, but he was to bear witness / concerning the light, / that all might believe through him. / He was not himself the / light, but he was to / bear witness to the / Light. It was the / true light that enlightens every / man who comes into / this world / He gave the power / of becoming of becoming / Sons of God / to those who believe.
Exhibition history
1969 Written paintings and drawings: Colin McCahon
Barry Lett Galleries
Auckland
6/10/1969 - 17/10/1969
Notes
The text is John 1:6-8 as it appears in the New Sunday Missal (Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1961).