Rite of Spring from Nijinskis Ballet

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Rite of Spring from Nijinskis Ballet

Entry/Object ID

1989.10.12

Description

Wood engraving of as the title states the rite of spring. The two figures are holding hands in a scene of a nature scene with a night sky. The man and woman have these circular rings around their heads almost to indicate importance. The figures have little detailing other than the clothes they wear, but they are engraved stylistically. The border on this piece is lined with motifs of flowers and a tree in the middle breaking the border. The moon and the stars are finely engraved on the top right of the print giving some dimension to look as if they're further away. The base stands as flipping the positive and negative space to show the differnce in the grass/nature below.

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1989.10

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Mina Billmyer

Date made

1935

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Engraving, Wood

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

8-1/4 in

Width

5-11/16 in

Color

Black, White