id: 163380
accession number: 2004.193.b
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.193.b
updated: 2020-11-04 21:54:54.389000
Homeward Bound, 1956. Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903-1984). Double-sided woodblock; overall: 20.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit 2004.193.b © Mabel A. Hewit
title: Homeward Bound
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creation date: 1956
creation date earliest: 1956
creation date latest: 1956
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit
copyright: © Mabel A. Hewit
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: double-sided woodblock
department: Prints
collection: PR - Woodcut
type: Woodblock
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CREATORS
* Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903-1984) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 20.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
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description: tangential or radial cut plank of wood, estimate softwood, box wood?
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit
opening date: 2010-06-26T04:00:00
Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 24, 2010).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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Although Hewit employed a V-shaped gouge, she mostly cut her blocks using a straight-blade knife with a tapered point. To create curved lines, she stitched together many short knife-cut lines, especially visible in the archway in Homeward Bound.
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