Church at Canyoncito

1942

William Judson Dickerson

Associated Names
William Judson Dickerson

Artist, American, 1904 - 1972

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Prairie Print Makers

Publisher

The image shows a church and surrounding landscape. The scene is viewed from a slightly elevated vantage point, with the church centrally located. The mountains dominate the upper portion of the scene, blending into the horizon. The church has a gabled roof and a small bell tower. Fine brushstrokes create texture, especially on the mountains and nearby foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray. Additional structures and vegetation are faintly visible in the distance.
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Artwork overview

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

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 B, p. 125, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Church at Canyoncito; lower right in graphite: Wm Dickerson '42

Markings

stmped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

BASINGWERK PARCHMENT

Wikidata ID

Q77011775

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