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Dragon and Orchard
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Dow carved these blocks, two of them on both sides, for Dragon and Orchard. Influenced by his own cyanotypes (an early photographic process that produced blue images), he printed this impression, a nocturnal version, in ten shades of blue.
| Artist / Maker | Arthur Wesley Dow |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1908 |
| Culture / Origin | America |
| Medium | wood block |
| Dimensions | Overall: 25.5 x 18.7 x 2.1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 13/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type | Woodblock |
About the Artist
BiographyArthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922) — American painter and photographer (1857–1922).Arthur Wesley Dow worked as painter, printmaker, photographer, teacher and graphic artist and is associated with United States. Their documented life spans the years 1857 to 1922, born in Ipswich, died in New York City. Their work is linked to Pont-Aven School, Arts and Crafts movement, Japonisme.Disciplinespainter, printmaker, photographer, teacher, graphic artistBorn1857, IpswichDied1922, New York CityNationalityUnited StatesMovementPont-Aven School, Arts and Crafts movement, JaponismeSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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