Shaker Oval Box

1934

J. J. Lankes

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

J. B. Lankes

Printer, American, 1915 - 2010

The image shows a circular, lidded container made from a material resembling wood. Textural lines and rivets are visible on its side. The color palette is black lines and shading on a beige background. The container is positioned in the center of the image, with the lid slightly taller in the middle and tapering downwards. The side of the container has a pattern of overlapping strips secured with rivets along its surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 6.51 × 10.8 cm (2 9/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 14.29 × 17.78 cm (5 5/8 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3325

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 877

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 17, no. 877.

Inscriptions

lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 877

Markings

stamped lower right in black ink: Del & Sculp:JJL:****:Imp:JBL / Reproduction Rights Reserved

Wikidata ID

Q77010252

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