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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Queer House

c. 1945 (published 1951)

Norman Kent

Associated Names

Norman Kent

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

The image shows a narrow, two-story building at a slightly tilted angle, viewed from street level. The horizon is not visible, with no distinct elements. The style resembles a woodcut print with bold lines emphasizing contrast and shadow. The image is in black and white, creating a dramatic impact with a figure walking on a wet pavement beside a white picket fence. The wet street reflects the surroundings subtly. Horizontal lines in the sky contrast with the building's vertical and diagonal lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in black
Credit Line

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

image: 19.8 × 15.4 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/16 in.)
sheet: 30.3 × 28.4 cm (11 15/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2838

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1990

Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix C, p. 153, no. 40.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Norman Kent

Wikidata ID

Q76551121

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