First Verse

2000

Laurie Reid

Associated Names
Laurie Reid

Artist, American, born 1964

Rachel Fuller

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image displays a series of interconnected lines and shapes in a V formation across the canvas. The abstract arrangement consists of tangled loops resembling a string of drooping beads or melting icicles, with darker spots interspersed throughout. The undulating forms create symmetry akin to a decorative garland suspended in midair.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spitbite aquatint printed in graphite on wove Lana Gravure paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 x 30 cm (4 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.1 x 57.2 cm (13 7/16 x 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.104

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: OKTP; lower left corner in graphite: 1 (circled) graphite; lower right below platemark in graphite: L. Reid 2000; lower right verso in graphite: Reid: First Verse OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76347264

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