13 St Is A Jungle Cranberry Printmaking By Jerry Di Falco

Year:

Medium:

Etching Print

Size - (USA):

16 W x 20 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

40.6 W x 50.8 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Landmarks

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

632602

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

This triple zinc-plate etching, entitled “THIRTEENTH STREET IS A JUNGLE IN CRANBERRY LIGHT”, was laid out on the printing press in a vertical format. This etching is from the SECOND of FOUR EDITIONS, and the editions are limited to only four etchings each. Each of the four editions is executed in a different ink and paper color combination. This edition is printed with a created blend of four ink colors, Charbonnel brand from Paris. The etching paper is fawn colored, Stonehenge brand now made in the USA. The thrust of this cityscape balances both the geometry of form with shading of light. The artist employed the studio techniques of intaglio and aquatint. The three zinc plates were etched in three individual baths of Nitric acid. The individual plate sizes are six inches wide by four inches high, which makes the image size about 12.5 inches high by 6 inches wide. The printpapersize is about 18 inches high by eleven inches wide. The work includes an archival mat and wood frame with paper backing. All editions were hand printed and published by the artist at The Center for Works on Paper, 705 Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Di Falco used an industrial floor press, manufactured in New York City at the Charles Brand Company. The frame size is about 20 inches high by sixteen inches wide. This intriguing etching was based on five original drawings, executed in 2020, by the artist. Di Falco used one of his black and white photographs as a starting point and shot this 1980 street scene for his first solo show of photographs. The theme for his show, entitled CRAMPED... PHOTOS BY JERRY DI FALCO was hosted by Giovanni’s Room Bookstore in Philadelphia and was decidedly urban. This specific scene was taken at one of Philadelphia’s more notorious intersections, 13 and Locust Streets, which lies in the center of the Red Light District. The work features some of the off-color bars of this district, including The Bag of Nails. The performance art stripper, Miss Honeysuckle Divine, made this establishment famous with her risqué act. She constructed a sandwich and fed it from the stage to audience members... with her genitalia muscles. The title of Di Falco’s work is from a 1980 song by the Philadelphia punk band, HEADCHEESE, called, Thirteenth Street is a Jungle.

Artwork Keywords:   Red Light District, Strip Clubs, Intaglio, Aquatint, Cityscape, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, Original Printmaking

Materials:   Etching Prints