Medium: Etching Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (image) Artist details: American, 1950 Date finished: 2007 Edition: of 30
Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager):
"Mary Farrell's etchings have an amazing precision and texture that make her imagery so visceral. In Identity, Farrell uses harsh contrast to cover the figure's shoulders and neck in highlights but shroud their face in shadows. I find so much mystery in the figure - the lack of context encourages anonymity but the face seems so specific, the pose is generic but hostile or at least uninviting, a cold but honest portrait. The title further mystifies me as I wonder how well I know this person from Farrell's image, or what really makes up an identity."
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (plate) 11 x 8 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1950 Date finished: 2007 Edition: of 40
Recommended by Paige(Collections Manager): The texture of this etching is even more incredible in person, from the tiny dots to the craters of the molars. I love the unique perspective where this piece positions the viewer, and the way that Mary Farrell combines abstract and representational details to depict communication (and miscommunication).
Medium: Woodcut on green paper Dimensions: 26 1/4 13 7/8 inches (Block) 30 x 19 1/2 inches (Image) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1922 - 2000 Date finished: 1968 Edition: 31/50. Total edition of 100. From the 50 on green paper. Reference: Fern / O'Sullivan 507
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Medium: Intaglio Dimensions: 14 x 30 inches (image) Artist details: American , 1956 Date finished: 2002 Edition: 1/1
Recommended by Catherine (Collections Assistant):
"Tallmadge Doyle's cosmic and nature-inspired intaglio prints strike an elusive balance between whimsical and grave, simultaneously conveying the beauty of the world and the pressing issues of climate change. Her intaglio print Winter Always Turns to Spring beautifully encapsulates the dark uncertainty around the future of our earth, and its place in the universe, with a message of ever-present hope. The layered star-like and spherical shapes call to mind the swirling cosmos, while the concentration of bright tones in the center draw the viewer through the dark celestial entanglement. This serves as a reminder that whether we are stuck inside the darkness of an unusually long winter or a web of demoralizing information, the light is never far beyond reach."
Medium: Etching, woodcut, spit bite, hand-coloring Dimensions: 32 x 13 3/4 inches (image) Artist details: American , 1956 Date finished: 2003 Edition: of 2
Medium: Etching and aquatint Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 11 inches (image), 14 7/8 x 19 1/4 inches (sheet) Artist details: American, 1956 Date finished: 2010 Edition: of 25
Medium: Etching, aquatint, hand-coloring Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (image) 17 x 12 5/8 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1956 Date finished: 2003 Edition: of 12