Of a Great City
Object Details
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Date
1927
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Wood engraving
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Dimensions
Image: 9 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.
Sheet: 17 15/16 x 13 5/8 in. -
Edition
?/26
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Inscriptions
Recto:
titled l.l. in graphite: of a great city
numbered l.c. in graphite: -29-
signed, and dated l.r in graphite: Wharton Esherick 1927
Verso:
l.r. in graphite: 49-85-2 [marked out]
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1997.64
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Copyright
© 1927 Wharton Esherick Museum
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American Masters of the WoodcutMarch 29–October 12, 2003
This exhibition presents a survey of the resurgence of relief printmaking in America, when it was transformed into a lively art form well suited to accommodate a highly personal and experimental approach to graphic expression.
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Modern Masters of the WoodcutNovember 8, 2014–January 18, 2015
This exhibition showcases the evolution of the woodcut, proving that while the methodology of woodblock printing is not much changed over the last century, the pliant medium is capable of bold new forms of artistic expression.
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