Name/Title
Print: Daily Bread 97-3Description
A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the materials and tools required for making bread. At the base of the composition, a wooden vessel is emblazoned with the words, “OUR DAILY BREAD”, from the Lord’s Prayer.
This print appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints in Frames”, and was also available unframed as a Country Prints Gift Greeting; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with cardboard, and secured within a Country Prints black painted pine frame with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“by hand” and “wert”, with orange outlined heart, lower left corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
9 inWidth
7 inDimension Description
Frame, approximateHeight
10 inWidth
8 inDepth
1-1/4 inMaterial
Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Paint, StaplesColors
Color
Orange, Teal, Yellow Ochre, Brown, BlackColor Notes
Colors refer to textile inks.
