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Susan Rothenberg

Head and Hand, 1980

Description

Maker

Susan Rothenberg, b. 1945, American
Aeropress, printer
Multiples, Inc., publisher

Title

Head and Hand

Year

1980

Medium

Woodcut on Rives paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Identification

State

AP IV/XII, ed. 15

Type

Credit

Gift of Miani Johnson

Object Number

2013.114.12

Exhibition History

Heads Up! Recent Gifts to the Collection

July 31, 2015 - January 10, 2016

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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