Interior #2
1950
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woodcut
Dimensions
image: 295 x 212 mm sheet: 355 x 255 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3155
Art Historical Context
**Interior #2 by Ruth L. Lewin (1950)** Created in 1950, *Interior #2* is a striking woodcut print by American artist Ruth L. Lewin, measuring 295 x 212 mm on a sheet of 355 x 255 mm. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Modern Prints and Drawings (CG-W), this work is a generous gift from the Reba and Dave Williams Collection, renowned for its focus on innovative 20th-century American printmaking. The title evokes a glimpse into domestic spaces, a common motif in post-World War II art as artists explored everyday life amid societal recovery and change. Woodcuts, as a relief ...