Year:

Medium:

Printmaking Etching

Size - (USA):

14 W x 11 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

35.6 W x 27.9 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Americana

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

624891

PDF Copy:

Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:   ETCHING. Chine colle, intaglio, drypoint and aquatint. Framed work is 11 inches by 14 inches wide. This zinc plate etching required three separate Nitric acid baths and plate workings. The image size of the plate was six inches high by eight inches wide. The frame is 11 by 14 inches. THIS PRICE INCLUDES 1. THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT. 2. AN 11 inch x 14 inch FRAME, Type is Glass and Wood, Color is Gold. 3. ALL HANDLING COSTS, 4. CARDBOARD SHIPMENT CARTON, 5. BUBBLE WRAP and OTHER PACKING MATERIALS, AND, 6. A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The work is wired and ready to hang. Framing includes a brown craft paper backing. A wall hook and nail are included. I based this 1928 street scene on my original drawings, which were inspired by an image from the New York City Public Library s digital collection. The New Orleans cityscape features SAULS corner grocery store in the French Quarter. My visual elements in this work include an optical play of light and shadow balanced by a unique color scheme. My media included a blend of French, oil base etching inks printed on RivesBFK cream colored paper. I achieved the effect of the orange sky with the Chine colle technique, a process that attaches a hand cut and stenciled mulberry bark paper from Thailand to the etching plate during the printing. This hand dyed paper is infused with Japanese kozo threads and hand treated with methyl cellulose. I hand printed and published this edition at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, courtesy of The Fleisher Art Campus and The Open Studio in Printmaking.