The Annunciation 1984

Focus: In the 1980s, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s work saw a massive resurgence, specifically his unique treatment of the Annunciation. This content focuses on how that painting speaks to the modern era.

A third, more literal vector exists. In 1984, playwright wrote and staged an off-off-Broadway play titled The Annunciation . The play was a surrealist retelling, set in a bombed-out cathedral in a generic, Orwellian police state. the annunciation 1984