Homage to Robert Adam State I, State II
1981
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color soft and hardground, aquatint, spitbite aquatint and collage on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.2 x 14.9 cm (6 x 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 75.6 x 35.6 cm (29 3/4 x 14 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.310
Art Historical Context
Joyce Kozloff's *Homage to Robert Adam I, State II* (1981) is a vibrant print that pays tribute to the 18th-century Scottish architect Robert Adam, renowned for his neoclassical interiors blending symmetry, mythology, and exotic motifs. Created during the height of the Pattern and Decoration in the 1970s and 1980s—a feminist-led pushback against minimalist austerity—Kozloff reinterprets Adam's intricate designs through a contemporary lens, celebrating decorative arts as a vital artistic force. This work showcases Kozloff's mastery of complex printmaking techniques: softground and hardground e...