Image

Susan Rothenberg

Head and Hand

Description

Maker

Susan Rothenberg (American, 1945 - 2020)
Aeropress, printer
Multiples, Inc., publisher

Title

Head and Hand

Year

1980

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 33 x 28.9 cm (13 x 11 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite, LL: "A.P. IV" ; LR: "S Rotherberg 80." Embossed in sheet, LR: "AEROPRESS Multiples"

Identification

State

AP IV/XII, ed. 15

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miani Johnson

Object Number

2013.114.12

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Heads Up! Recent Gifts to the Collection
Jul 31, 2015 – Jan 10, 2016

Label copy

One of Rothenberg’s earliest editioned woodcuts, this print shows a head inclined upward, supported by hands paired in a plaintive gesture, as if in prayer. The figural elements, surrounded by layers of lines lightly gouged and scratched by the artist into the woodblock, seem to merge with their environment and communicate a sense of meditation. During the 1980s, Rothenberg frequently depicted a head and a hand, a combination chosen for its expressive qualities.

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Tombstone

Susan Rothenberg (American, 1945 - 2020)
Aeropress, printer
Multiples, Inc., publisher
Head and Hand, 1980
Woodcut on Rives paper
Image: 33 x 28.9 cm (13 x 11 3/8 inches)
Gift of Miani Johnson 2013.114.12

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