Birthday Party, The

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Birthday Party, The

Entry/Object ID

2008.22.05

Description

Woodcut of people celebrating a party in black and white. Their faces are expressive and abstract.

Type of Print

Relief, Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2008.22

Source or Donor

Eleanor W. Herrick

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory of Dr. Rufus Oldenburger

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Browning Reed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

6 in

Width

9 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.