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Housetops

1918

Mildred McMillen

Associated Names

Mildred McMillen

Artist, American, 1884 - 1940

The image shows an aerial view of densely packed houses with flat and gabled roofs. The horizon is not visible, as rooftops dominate the frame. The artwork is a black and white linocut, featuring bold contrasts of light and shadow with angular lines. The rooftops create geometric shapes, with a woman and a man on a ladder indicating activity. The monochrome color palette highlights the graphic composition and play of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 438 x 371 mm
sheet: 514 x 451 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3425

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

Beall, Karen F., and David W. Kiehl. Graphic Excusrions: American Prints in Black and White, 1900-1950, Selections from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: D. R. Godine, 1991, p. 7.

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, Mildred McMillen, l9l8

Wikidata ID

Q76442881

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