Man with Sea Oats

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Man with Sea Oats

Entry/Object ID

1994.35.08

Description

PAI Card description says "Bèw."This woodcut is a portrait of a "Man with Sea Oats." This piece is printed in black as one block. The white and black both contrast with each other to create a shadow and highlights. The carved spots make up the background and the lighting on the man and sea oats. The printed parts add shadow on the figure and in the background.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Acquisition

Accession

1994.35

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Browning Reed

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

Other Names and Numbers

Notes

from PAI Card

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

12-3/4 in

Color

Black, White

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

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.