William E. C. Morgan

The Source

Maker

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

Title

The Source

Year

ca. 1927

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

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."

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

2018.100

Type

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions
Feb 15, 2019 – Aug 04, 2019

Label copy

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.

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Tombstone

William E. C. Morgan (English, 1903-1979)
The Source, ca. 1927
Engraving on Van GelderZonen laid paper
Plate/Sheet: 28.4 x 14.2 cm (11 3/16 x 5 9/16 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of Ambassador J. W. Middendorf II and Frances Middendorf 2018.100

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