The Ivory Coast
1958
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View on museum website →Medium
color etching and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 37.7 x 29.3 cm (14 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.) sheet: 46.3 x 38.2 cm (18 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Richard Florsheim Art Fund
Accession Number
2001.43.10
About the Artist
Ynez Johnston
Ynez Johnston (1920–2019) was an American artist celebrated for her richly textured printmaking and painting that drew on a wide range of cultural sources — from pre-Columbian art and Asian calligraphy to the landscapes of Mexico and California. Born in Berkeley, California, she studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where she later taught, and went on to build a career that spanned mo...