Mother

2005

Wilson Shieh

Associated Names
Wilson Shieh

Artist, Chinese, born 1970

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Dena Schuckit

Technical Collaborator, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a woman in a side view, standing upright with one hand on her pregnant belly and the other hanging by her side. She has distinct facial features, a gentle smile, and her hair is styled in a bun. She wears an orange dress with a cross pattern, and the fabric falls to her knees. An image of a baby is depicted within her belly. The woman is barefoot, and the background is a gradient of cream and beige. She is not wearing any jewelry or holding any objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color direct gravure with aquatint, spitbite and waterbite aquatints on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 46.04 × 29.85 cm (18 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 64.14 × 45.72 cm (25 1/4 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.119.113

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: OKTP; lower right in graphite: Wilson Shieh 2005; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Shieh: Mother

Wikidata ID

Q76560283

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