Name/Title
Print: Williamsburg Shops-Kitchens 912-9 PairDescription
A pair of silkscreen prints on linen depicting the shops and kitchen buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia; see web link. The buildings are presented in elevation views interspersed with trees, shrubbery, topiaries and trailing vines.
This may have been a custom commission for the shops at Colonial Williamsburg.
This pair of prints is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Prints are dry mounted on chipboard, backed with corrugated board, and secured in Country Prints wood frames with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Prints are unsigned by Wert.
Shops print: “Colonial Williamsburg” and “Shops”, lower left and right corners respectively.
Kitchens print: “Kitchens” and “Colonial Williamsburg”, lower left and right corners respectively.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Prints, exclusive of framesHeight
9 inWidth
12 inDimension Description
Frames, approximateHeight
11 inWidth
14 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Staples
