Flowers XII (Colophon)

1965

Ruth Asawa

Associated Names
Ruth Asawa

Artist, American, 1926 - 2013

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

This is a photograph of a printed text. The sheet of paper contains hand-printed text in a reddish-brown ink. The text explains the production of a set of twelve lithographs titled "FLOWERS," hand-pulled from stone and aluminum by Ernest de Soto and Walter Gabrielson in 1965 at Tamarind Lithography Workshop. It mentions the edition is limited to twenty impressions and includes details about the binding done by Schuberth Bookbindery in San Francisco. In the top left corner is a decorative star-like symbol also printed in the same color ink. The sheet has deckled edges.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in red-brown on German Etching paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.5 x 19 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 27.9 cm (11 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.176

  • Series Title

    Flowers [1983.18.165-176]

Associated Artworks

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The image shows an arrangement of large outlined flowers overlapping each other, with the word "flowers" written across them. The color palette consists of a cream background and earthy brown lines outlining the flowers and text. The outlined flowers cover most of the image, with the letters of the word "flowers" evenly spaced and integrated with the floral outlines, extending across the center horizontally.

Flowers I (Title Page)

Ruth Asawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

Flowers

Ruth Asawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

The image displays a series of concentric shapes with clean lines radiating outward from the center in a spiral pattern. The arrangement forms a symmetrical floral motif resembling blooming petals, with overlapping layers. The design evokes the structure of a sunflower or dahlia.

Flowers II

Ruth Asawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1572.

Inscriptions

lower left: Tam. Imp. Asawa

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Gabrielson (T.18)

Wikidata ID

Q74040262

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