Eagle Dance

1942

Howard Cook

Associated Names
Howard Cook

Artist, American, 1901 - 1980

Torch Press

Printer

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

The image shows three individuals with their upper bodies and faces depicted. The individuals have prominent facial features. The person in the foreground, centered, has a draped garment. The two people behind have similar garments, with one of their hands visible resting on the shoulder of the central figure. Their hair is slicked back. In the background, there is a stylized representation of a landscape, possibly mountains or hills, with figures resembling winged persons or creatures. In the background, there are ancient structures with a square geometric pattern against a softly textured backdrop. The entire image is a monochrome engraving with high contrast between dark and light areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 37.78 × 31.27 cm (14 7/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duffy 1984, no. 201


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Fowler, Alfred. Catalogue Raisonné of The Woodcut Society. Kansas City, MO: The Woodcut Society, 1942, no. 21.

1984

  • Duffy, Betty and Douglas. The Graphic Work of Howard Cook: A Catalogue Raisonné. Maryland: Bethesda Art Gallery, 1984, p. 139, no. 201.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix C, p. 146, no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Howard Cook 1942

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008559

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