Bently - Kent House 1831 (in Kent, OH)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Bently - Kent House 1831 (in Kent, OH)

Entry/Object ID

1991.17.13

Description

This woodcut black and white piece shows a house surrounded by trees and a grassy field/ground. The differentiating lines in the house vs the organic shapes in the trees add a distinct contrast in the two subjects. The house is geometric and clean while the grass and trees have this heavy texture and shadow to them. The woodcut uses positive and negative space to its advantage due to the only two colors being black and what's not inked.

Type of Print

Woodcut, Chiaroscuro

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1991.17

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Kent

Date made

1964

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

Dimensions

Height

5-13/16 in

Width

8-1/8 in

Color

Black, Tan