Saint Joan of North Meridian
1963
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph (stone) on white Arches paper
Dimensions
sheet: 55.8 x 76.2 cm (21 15/16 x 30 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.297
Art Historical Context
**Saint Joan of North Meridian** is a striking 1963 lithograph by Black, printed on luxurious white Arches paper—a favored choice among printmakers for its exceptional absorbency and durability. Measuring 55.8 x 76.2 cm, this work from the National Gallery of Art's print collection (Department CG-W) was generously gifted by Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith, highlighting mid-20th-century generosity in building public collections. Lithography on stone, as employed here, is a 19th-century technique perfected by the 1960s, where artists draw directly on specially prepared limestone with greasy cr...