Leaves and Grasses

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Leaves and Grasses

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.420

Description

Black and white print of flowers

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hans Fischer

Role

Artist

Date made

1955

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

Edition Size

130

Edition Number

125

Notes

noted in the lower left below plate in pencil

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right under artwork

Type

Stamp

Location

Back, bottom right quadrant

Transcription

THIS ORIGINAL ENGRAVING ON STONE WAS SPECIALLY MADE IN 1955 BY HANS FISCHER FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRINT AND DRAWING CLUB OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

20 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries