The Desire to Write

1977

June Wayne

Associated Names
June Wayne

Artist, American, 1918 - 2011

Ed Hamilton

Printer, American, born 1941

This is a painting of a typewritten memoir reflection with artistic embellishments. The image features a typewritten text in red ink on a textured, aged piece of paper with a dark blue border. In the text, the author, Dorothy A. Kline, discusses the origins of her desire to write, referencing family struggles and her own childhood experiences. Additionally, there are two artistic embellishments: a monochrome illustration of a man in a suit partially obscured by the paper, and a colored illustration of a young woman in a bonnet looking upwards towards the text. This juxtaposes personal narrative with visual elements that add depth to the thematic essence of the memoir. The combination of a typewritten aesthetic with illustrative art creates a nostalgic, reflective atmosphere. This is in the style of Anne Wagner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joan Palevsky

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.93 × 43.97 cm (21 5/8 × 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.7.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Conway 2007, no. 287

  • Series Title

    The Dorothy Series: pl.4 [1981.7.1-21]

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. 160.

2007

  • Conway, Robert P. June Wayne, the Art of Everything: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-2006. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no. 287

Inscriptions

numbered and signed in red pencil within image, lower left: 8/25 June Wayne

Markings

lower left, artist's blindstamp: [mushroom]; lower right, printers blindstamp [winged heart]

Watermarks

[Tamstone]

Wikidata ID

Q74036300

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