Waiting for the Ferry

Mabel Hewit (1903-1984)

Date

ca. 1940
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Woodcut
Dimensions

Image: 11 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.
Sheet: 18 3/16 x 13 7/16 in.
Edition

only known impression
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. titled below image, in graphite: Waiting for the Ferry
l.r. signed below image, in graphite: Mabel A. Hewit
l.r. in blue pencil: 500-
l.r. in graphite: 44
Credit Line

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

2004.14
Copyright

© Estate of Mabel A. Hewit

Modern Masters of the Woodcut

November 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.

Location: Off view

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