Oskar Kokoschka

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Oskar Kokoschka

Entry/Object ID

2004.36

Description

Side portrait of a figure. The left of their face is covered in negative space ink. The right side is carved to create the features of this face. The chatter is used to add more depth, expression and dimension along with the carving of the face.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Acquisition

Accession

2004.36

Source or Donor

Robert Browning Reed

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Artist

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Browning Reed

Date made

2003

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Woodcut

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Color

Black, White

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Professor emeritus Robert Reed (1922-2007) taught printmaking and drawing at Purdue from 1958 until 1987. Reed’s life works include drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, and printmaking. He also created silver jewelry, masks, mobiles, and birdhouses.