Clams and Clodhoppers

Peggy Bacon (1895-1987)

Date

1933
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Drypoint
Dimensions

Image: 8 1/16 x 9 7/8 in.
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.
Edition

Final (no. unknown)
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l. above image in graphite: reduce stone wall-
u.r. above image in graphite: for about here tone sky \ reduce trees- \ burnish out tumblers- simplify \ lower tone on face- \ darken one tumbler-
c.l. in graphite: reduce cord.
l.l. beneath image in graphite: Clams & clodhoppers--
l.l. in graphite: (Last Print I \ have. P.B.)
l.c. in graphite: deepen one/side of table leg - Take a richer print -
l.r. beneath image in graphite: Peggy Bacon -
l.r. in graphite: reduce scratches.
l.r. in graphite: lower clam remove marks in A's \ Cheeks - 2nd state \ only print.
Verso:
l.r. in graphite: PB - 113(2)
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1989.9
Copyright

© Estate of Peggy Bacon courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries

Location: Off view

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