Arriving, 1907

1976

June Wayne

Associated Names
June Wayne

Artist, American, 1918 - 2011

Ed Hamilton

Printer, American, born 1941

The image shows a full-length portrait of four young children standing closely together. The children's positioning is such that two of them are standing in front, while the other two are slightly behind and between the ones in front. The facial features of the children are faint due to the negative effect applied to the image, which highlights odd colors; some of the children's eyes appear in distinct colors like red and blue. Each child wears vintage clothing typical of early 20th-century attire, consisting of long-sleeved garments with high collars and large hats. No visible jewelry or accessories are depicted. The surrounding environment shows the photo set against a backdrop with large horizontal colored stripes and white stars on a pastel sage and coral pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joan Palevsky

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.82 × 54.93 cm (17 1/4 × 21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.7.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Conway 2007, no. 280

Associated Artworks

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The image contains an outlined pair of heeled shoes in the bottom left corner. The color palette transitions from pale lilac at the top, through soft pink in the middle, to muted olive green at the bottom. White text on the right describes "The Dorothy Series," along with two outline symbols and the signature "Anne Warren."

Colophon

June Wayne, Ed Hamilton

1975

The image shows horizontal lines of varying thicknesses creating a layered effect. There is a rectangular area in the lower right corner with cursive handwriting that reads "the Dorothy Series by June Wayne."

The Dorothy Series

June Wayne

1975

The image depicts four individuals from the waist up standing closely together. In the center, a person is positioned slightly forward with a serious expression, wearing a dark, high-collared outfit, an elaborate hat with a flower, and neatly tucked hair. On either side, two young girls wear large, striped hats with bows, and light-colored dresses. To the right, a young boy in a light suit and cap stands slightly behind. The background is bluish, contrasting with the sepia overlay of the image, and the photograph is framed with a textured border.

Leaving, 1907

June Wayne, Ed Hamilton

1976

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

  • Gilmour, Pat. "A Love Affair with Lithography: The Prints of June Wayne." Print Quarterly 9, no. 2 (1992): no. 156.

2007

  • Conway, Robert P. June Wayne, the Art of Everything: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-2006. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no. 280

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: Arriving, 1907 June Wayne 8/20 | (Dorothy, Florence, Paul, Helen)

Markings

lower right: printer's blindstamp [winged heart]; artist's blindstamp: [mushroom]

Watermarks

[June Wayne mushroom]

Wikidata ID

Q74036270

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