Critics, The

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Critics, The

Entry/Object ID

2000.05

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Acquisition

Accession

2000.05

Source or Donor

River Farms

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Purchase Award sponsored by River Films

Made/Created

Artist

Raymond Gloeckler

Date made

1997

Edition

49/55

Edition Size

Edition Number

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Engraving

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

Dimension Description

16 x 20

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Raymond Gloeckler

Exhibitions

Sixty Square Inches Maximum: 12th Biennial North American Small Print Competition (2000)

60x60 (2006)

Creature Feature (2004)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

“The Critics,” full title reads, “The Critics: It has been brought to our attention, hence we dare to postulate/ after due deliberation, that/ children’s art is great!” Gloeckler pays tribute, through poem and print, to the art of children, while simultaneously poking fun at art critics. This image uses visual symbols – birds, cat, sun, etc. -- appropriated from Gloeckler’s own children’s earliest drawings.