id:			169016
accession number:	2010.685
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.685
updated:		2023-01-11 20:49:49.167000

Spring Gardening (recto); Sun Bathing (verso), c. 1937. Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984). Double-sided woodblock; block: 27.5 x 30.9 x 1.9 cm (10 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit 2010.685 © Mabel A. Hewit

title:				Spring Gardening (recto); Sun Bathing (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1937
creation date earliest:		1932
creation date latest:		1942
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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 - Woodblock
type:		Woodblock
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CREATORS

* Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984)  - artist
Biographical information exists in the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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measurements: Block: 27.5 x 30.9 x 1.9 cm (10 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit
	opening date:   2010-06-26T04:00:00
	<i>Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit</i>. 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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wall description:
Mabel Hewit, a Cleveland artist, learned the technique of the white line woodcut from Blanche Lazzell. Unlike Lazzell who favored images of Provincetown, flowers, or boats, Hewit chose to represent figures in everyday scenes in her own personal style. To print the image, a sheet of paper is tacked to one corner of the woodblock. Noncontiguous areas on the block are colored, often with watercolor, and the paper laid across the block. The back of the sheet of paper is rubbed, transferring the color to the paper. The groove cut into the block is not inked, so that the white of the paper acts as an outline around the colored shapes. If the pressure of the printing is strong, the white lines are embossed, or raised, on the surface of the paper. The white line accentuates the underlying linear structure of the print which strengthens the conception and unifies the composition.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mabel Hewit scrapbooks. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/mabel-hewit-scrapbooks

	Artist biographical file for Mabel Hewit. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/MSB0857

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