Old Church
1996
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linocut in black with chine collé on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 16.99 × 23.02 cm (6 11/16 × 9 1/16 in.) sheet: 48.58 × 38.26 cm (19 1/8 × 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Thomas Williams, Jr. and Auldlyn Higgins Williams in memory of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.)
Accession Number
2015.19.3032.2
Art Historical Context
Hale Woodruff's *Old Church* (1996) is a striking linocut in black ink with chine collé on wove paper, part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection (gift of E. Thomas Williams, Jr. and Auldlyn Higgins Williams in memory of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.). Measuring 16.99 × 23.02 cm for the image on a generous 48.58 × 38.26 cm sheet, this print belongs to a classified portfolio (CG-W), showcasing Woodruff's enduring legacy as a pioneering African American artist and printmaker. Linocut, a relief printing method where the artist carves designs into linoleum blocks, allows for bold, graph...