Lone Butte
Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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Lone Butte
192820th century
282 x 211 mm (11.1 x 8.3 in.)
Levon West, American, (1900–1968)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper
State:
Fourth of five states
Print impression quality:
Very good
Edition:
56/100; according to original DAC catalog card, “Plate destroyed/Exhibited National Arts Club, New York (1929)”
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower right: “Levon West imp”; signed and inscribed in plate, lower left: “56/100/Lone Butte”; signed and inscribed in pencil across upper margin: “Choice/This print reserved for Mr. Sabin (?) Baring Gould who saw the print made here in my studio/Levon West”
Bibliography:
Torrington iv/v.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947
Accession Number:
1947.D1.259
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 282 x 211 mm (11.1 x 8.3 in.)
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Credit Caption
Levon West, American, (1900–1968) . Lone Butte, 1928. Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper. Fourth of five states. plate : 282 x 211 mm (11.1 x 8.3 in.). Sheet : 381 x 267 mm (15 x 10.5 in.). DAC accession number 1947.D1.259. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947. (photo: M. Cook) .