Mardi Gras
1958
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collagraph
Dimensions
image: 326 x 465 mm sheet: 400 x 530 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
2008.115.1725
Art Historical Context
Walter Feldman's *Mardi Gras* (1958) captures the exuberant spirit of carnival festivities through the innovative medium of collagraph printing. This mid-20th-century work, measuring 326 x 465 mm on a 400 x 530 mm sheet, hails from the Reba and Dave Williams at the National Gallery of Art. a print classified in the CG-W department, it exemplifies experimental printmaking techniques popular in postwar America, where artists pushed boundaries beyond traditional etching or lithography. Collagraphy, Feldman's chosen method, involves building textured plates from glued collage materials—fabrics, c...