Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Northfield and Mt. Hermon 297Description
A Country Prints production sample retained as a print record.
A three-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the school crests and campus buildings of the Northfield and Mount Hermon Schools (now Northfield Mount Hermon School) of Gill, Massachusetts; see web links. School landmarks not pictured are included by name on the red banner bordering the composition. This print was likely produced as a fundraiser for the school.
Wert’s daughter Sara attended high school at the Northfield school in the 1960’s.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging. Bottom edge is hemmed. Sides are serged and bound.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert COUNTRY PRINTS by hand”, lower left corner.Dimensions
Height
30-1/4 inWidth
17 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Red, chartreuse, Blue