Dedication Page
1963
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lithograph and pencil
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2326
Art Historical Context
**Dedication Page** by Jason Leese, created in 1963, is a captivating lithograph enhanced with pencil, housed in the National Gallery of's Rosenwald Collection. print exemplifies mid-20th-century graphic artistry, where lithography—a planographic technique allowing for intricate tonal gradations and precise lines—serves as the foundation. Leese's addition of pencil details likely introduces a tactile, hand-drawn intimacy, bridging the mechanical reproducibility of prints with personal expression. As a "Dedication Page," it evokes the tradition of illuminated manuscripts and artist books, possi...