Turning Forms

c. 1950

Norma Morgan

Associated Names
Norma Morgan

Artist, American, 1928 - 2017

Stanley William Hayter

Printer, British, 1901 - 1988

Atelier 17

Printer

The image displays a complex interplay of lines and shapes, including dynamic curves, jagged edges, and pointed forms. It features contrasting colors like red, yellow, black, and white. The various elements suggest shapes resembling a crescent moon, sails of a ship, and a bird. The overall composition is vibrant and visually stimulating.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color relief etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.24 x 9.53 cm (6 x 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.86 x 14.92 cm (9 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.134.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dornacilla Drysdale, (Aaron Galleries Inc., Chicago); National Gallery of Art, 2010

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • Labyrinth of Forms: Women and Abstraction, 1930-1950, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, 2021-2022, no cat.

Inscriptions

"Turning Forms" lower left margin, pen and black ink; "Norma Morgan 1950" lower right margin, pen and black ink

Wikidata ID

Q76557514

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