Name/Title
Wallhanging: Woodwinds 255Description
A Country Prints sales sample retained as a print record.
A four-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting early woodwind and brass instruments.
This wallhanging is listed on the Christmas 1960 Country Prints price list. Each wallhanging included a “gay handprint envelope-mailer.”
A wooden crossbar and cord for hanging are glued to the upper back of the print. Edges are fringed.
The product tag affixed to this example bears the handwritten notations, “$18.00 dz.” and “(In mailing envelope)”.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert by hand No. 255”, lower left corner.Material
Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Wood, Cord, GlueColors
Color
Brick Red, Brown, Yellow-Green, BlackColor Notes
Some shading is produced by printing brown over brick red and yellow-green.
