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Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez

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The Boatman Inn

1968
20th century
124 x 144 mm (4.9 x 5.7 in.)

George Mackley, British (English), (1900–1983)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Wood engraving on Shizuoka Japanese vellum

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: from Engraved in Wood

Edition: Final selection from four impressions for Engraved in Wood, printed at Meriden Gravure.

Marks: Unsigned

Bibliography: The artist was the author of Wood Engraving, 1948.

Credit Line: Gift of Harold Hugo (D. Hum. Wesleyan 1970), 1983

Accession Number: 1983.9.1.1

Commentary

These four impressions illustrate the importance of paper selection for wood engraving. The artist and printer chose Shizuoka for its warmth of tone and dense flatness of surface.

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image Dimensions: 124 x 144 mm (4.9 x 5.7 in.)

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George Mackley, British (English), (1900–1983) . The Boatman Inn, 1968. From Engraved in Wood. Wood engraving on Shizuoka Japanese vellum. image : 124 x 144 mm (4.9 x 5.7 in.). Sheet : 274 x 356 mm (10.8 x 14 in.). DAC accession number 1983.9.1.1. Gift of Harold Hugo (D. Hum. Wesleyan 1970), 1983. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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