Details I
1965
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lithograph in black on Arches wove paper
Dimensions
image: 35.6 x 36.5 cm (14 x 14 3/8 in.) sheet: 38.4 x 38.4 cm (15 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.648.1
Art Historical Context
Richard Hunt's *Details I* (1965) is a striking black lithograph on Arches w paper, measuring 35.6 x 36.5 cm for the image and 38.4 x 38.4 cm for the sheet. Created during a pivotal moment in Hunt's career, this square-format print captures the artist's mastery of abstraction, drawing from his renowned sculptural practice. Hunt, a leading African American artist of the mid-20th century, often explored organic forms and industrial motifs in his work, bridging modernism with social awareness amid the Civil Rights era. Lithography, the medium here, allowed Hunt to translate the tactile intensity...