Chinatown Portfolio (1-10)

Print

Anderson Museum of Art

1982.15.1.1

Name/Title

Chinatown Portfolio (1-10)

Entry/Object ID

1982.15.1

Description

1982.15.1.1 - Chinatown Portfolio #1 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically up, the watermark is extremely difficult to read. The image depicts 20 large Asian characters arranged in a grid pattern. The characters are colored in shades of blue, grays, browns, and oranges, each one solid color, and all are on a red-orange background. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.2 - Chinatown Portfolio #8 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters, the first is dark brown and located within a sienna-colored rectangle which comprises the right half of the image. The second overlaps the rectangle and is gray. These are on a dark brown color field. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.3 - Chinatown Portfolio #2 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters which are both tan. They are on two rectangles, the left yellow and the right red. It is all bordered in brown. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.4 - Chinatown Portfolio #3 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters, the first is light blue and located on the right against an ochre-colored background. The second character is on the left and overlaps a pink rectangle and is beige. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.5 - Chinatown Portfolio #9 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. There are two lavender characters in the center. The left rectangle is light green and the right rectangle, which is larger, is brown. Everything is framed within an olive green border. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.6 - Chinatown Portfolio #7 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters, the left is blue and the right is grey. They are on two colored rectangles. The left is orange and the right is a dark grey. Everything is bordered in red. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.7 - Chinatown Portfolio #6 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters which are both grey on a black rectangle, which is bordered in grey. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides. 1982.15.1.8 - Chinatown Portfolio #10 Two brown/sienna characters on top of a split background. The left side is lavender and the right is a grey/black. Everything is surrounded by a cream border. 1982.15.1.9 - Chinatown Portfolio #4 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner. Yellow background. The image depicts two large Asian characters, the left one is grey and the other is blue. The blue character is on top of a brown rectangle and the grey one overlaps it. 1982.15.1.10 - Chinatown Portfolio #5 Serigraph on heavy white paper with watermark in the lower-left corner running vertically upward, illegible through ink. The image depicts two large Asian characters, the left is red and the right is orange. They are on two colored rectangles. The left is blue and the right is a dark brown. Everything is bordered in red. The print is numbered in pencil in the lower-left corner, "153/250" and is signed in pencil in the lower right corner, "Chryssa." An embossed printer's or publisher's mark appears in the lower-left corner which reads, "Domberger Screenprint" incorporated into a circular design. The paper sheet is deckled on all 4 sides.

Collection

Ackerman Foundation

Acquisition

Accession

1982.15

Source or Donor

Dr. Maurice Adam

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Gift of Dr. Maurice Adam (through the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali

Role

Artist

Date made

1978

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

38-1/4 in

Width

31-1/2 in

Color

Red, Blue, Orange, Gray, Brown, Yellow, White, Black