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Butterfly

Butterfly - Etching
Accession #: 3701.6
Title: Butterfly
Object Type: Etching
Participants:
Physical Description: The etching is in shades of pink and red. It is a conglomerate of different subjects. BC there is a human hand with the words POW WOW printed across the back of the hand, with a leaf design underneath the words. To the left of the hand there is an angel with the word DREAM under the angel. Above the angel are four dark red balls with one number on each, 1-4. There is a butterfly in the TLC and a design of a series of sprials and a leaf in the TRC. Half way down the right side of the etching in the center are the words MOTHER AND CHILD. In the BRC there is a triangle with lines running horizontally over the top and the word HOUSE at the bottom. There are various other objects randomaly placed throughout the etching. The etching is abstract but objective.
Description: Taken from the cover sheet portfolio in the file. "This is the second in a series of portfolios produced to support Reflex magazine. All of the etchings were printed by Elizabeth Tapper. The paper is a free-deckle, handmade from Papeterie St. Armand in Montreal. The portfilio was published in an edition of 30 of which this is 29."
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Print (Artwork), Abstract (Artwork->Subject), Figurative (Artwork->Subject)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 17 x 11 1/2"
Paper Dimensions H x W 19 1/2 x 14 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
paper (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, Works from the Heart Art Acquisition Fund
Copyright:
fair use
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