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William E. C. Morgan

The Source, ca. 1927

Recent Acquisition

Description

Maker

William E. C. Morgan, 1903-1979, English

Title

The Source

Year

ca. 1927

Medium

Engraving on Van GelderZonen laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

engraving (incising)

Dimensions

Plate/Sheet: 28.4 x 14.2 cm (11 3/16 x 5 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image, LL: "M.W"

Inscribed in graphite, LL: "The Source"; and LR: "William E. C. Morgan. 1927."

Type

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Ambassador J. W. Middendorf II and Frances Middendorf

Object Number

2018.100

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions

February 15 - August 4, 2019

This print depicts a mysterious nude woman standing at the mouth of a stream. Her pose and modeling suggest figures in early Italian engravings, while the detailed landscape around her alludes to the work of Albrecht Dürer, synthesizing two different European traditions of engraving on copper.

While Morgan achieved early success, his career as an engraver did not last long. Failing eyesight forced him to abandon printmaking in 1938.

Use

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