The Bath

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

The Bath

Entry/Object ID

1972.13.01

Description

This etching piece potrays a woman in a bathtub. She is just sitting surrounded by everyday objects. This etching creates thick lines and clearly detailed illustrated backgrounds and the figure.

Type of Print

Etching

Acquisition

Accession

1972.13

Source or Donor

Vernon Cheek, Al Pounders, Stephen Sprague, Thomas N. Townsend, Katherine M. Sabo, Stephen T. Rose, Neil Myers, Robert Browning Reed, Anthony (Tony) Vevers, Russell Brenton Crocker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Browning Reed

Date made

Jun 4, 2972

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

9-13/16 in

Width

8 in

Color

Brown, Cream

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.