Nameplate

1932

Prentiss Taylor

Associated Names
Prentiss Taylor

Artist, American, 1907 - 1991

This image shows a figure standing in front of a lithograph press. The illustration features a stylized, faceless human figure with foliage patterns on their lightly clad garment. One arm rests on the lithograph press, while the other hand holds a long tool. To the left, there is a laurel wreath design with the initials 'PT,' and below this are decorative plants. On the right, a cat sits on a table next to the press, and below the table, a smaller figure in feathered attire holds a book. The image is labeled 'LITHOGRAPHS' at the top and 'PRENTISS TAYLOR' at the bottom. The drawing employs careful linework and shading to depict the details and textures of the various elements in the scene.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Washington, DC; Roderick S. Quiroz (Estate of Prentiss Taylor), Washington, DC, 1991; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Rose, Ingrid, and Roderick S. Quiroz.. The Lithographs of Prentiss Taylor: A Catalogue Raisonné. Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 1996, p. 70, no. 10.

Inscriptions

text on stone: LITHOGRAPHS / PRENTISS TAYLOR; lower left in graphite: 7/12; lower right in graphite: Prentiss Taylor 19 [not deciphered] 1932; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Rose and Quiroz 10

Wikidata ID

Q77009779

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