Stater, from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio

2001

William T. Wiley

Associated Names
William T. Wiley

Artist, American, 1937 - 2021

AGB Graphics Workshop

Printer

Andrew Balkin Editions

Publisher

The image displays an abstract composition of various shapes and lines intersecting and overlaying a map-like form. In the center, there is a silhouette of a figure ice-skating surrounded by large musical notes resembling treble clefs. Other elements include a whimsical hot air balloon, a ribbon-like scroll, and a coat of arms scattered throughout. The background features a colorful array of regions or sections with earthy and pastel colors, giving a fictional or stylized geographic feel. Various visual text elements such as "This is our state" and a phrase-filled scroll add to the collage's narrative, blurring the lines between map and story.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color hardground and softground etching with aquatint on Hahnemühle Bright White wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.72 × 60.96 cm (18 × 24 in.)
    sheet: 57.15 × 76.2 cm (22 1/2 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3294

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • Current Evinces: Selected Prints by William T. Wiley from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wiley; lower center in graphite: Stater; lower left in graphite: I/XXX A.P.

Markings

embossed lower left: (Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission seal); embossed lower right: agb (AGB Graphics Workshop)

Watermarks

[Hahnemuhle symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q77010194

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