Many Moons
1956
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color lithograph in rose and green-blue [proof]
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.562
Art Historical Context
"Many Moons," a captivating color lithograph created by American artist Arthur L. Fl in 1956, viewers into a dreamlike celestial realm. This proof edition, rendered in a harmonious palette of rose and green-blue exemplifies mid-20th-century print innovation. Flory, active during a postwar era when American artists embraced vibrant color and abstraction, crafted this work as part of the burgeoning print revival, where lithography allowed for bold, layered hues without the constraints of painting. Lithography, a planographic technique where images are drawn on stone or metal plates with greasy ...
About the Artist
Arthur L. Flory
Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...