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Woodcuts (prints)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Segal woodcuts

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0074-01
Summary

The collection consists of 68 prints out of a set of 70 from woodcuts created by Romanian-born painter Arthur Segal (1875-1944) between 1912 and 1919. The prints, from Segal's original blocks, were made on handmade paper by William Carter, and published by Richard Nathanson.

Dates: Woodcuts created 1912-1919; Printed 1972

Jeremiah B. Lighter graphic design work

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0009-01
Summary

Jeremiah B. Lighter (1921-2013) was a New York-based artist, printmaker, graphic designer, typographer, illustrator, and teacher. This collection contains artwork and design project materials relating to his professional and personal artistic career. Dating primarily from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, materials include woodblocks and prints, original artwork and proofs of Lighter's book and album cover design projects, and advertisements.

The collection also includes examples of Lighter's work in acrylics, pen and ink, watercolors, and pencil, as well as items of a biographical nature, such as his professional presentation portfolio and flyers and press releases for exhibitions of his work.

Dates: 1923 - 2013

Raoul Dufy woodcut print

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0083
Abstract

French painter, printmaker and textile designer Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) created the woodcut for "La Danse" in 1910. This print was made in the year of his death as part of an edition of 220.

Dates: printed 1953; first printing 1910