Print: Early Locomotives 612-4

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Early Locomotives 612-4 in c.1959 black painted Country Prints frames.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Print: Early Locomotives 612-4

Description

A pair of four-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting examples of two early locomotive train engines, one shown with a caboose, the other with a tender (coal car). The compositions are finished with printed borders. These prints are listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list, and appear in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”. Prints were produced in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames. This pair was also produced as Wall Boards (Early Locomotives 703) in the same brochure; see “Wall Boards” entries.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Notes

Linen prints are dry mounted to chipboard, backed with cardboard, and secured within Country Prints wood frames with staples.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert”, lower right and left corners respectively.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print, exclusive of frame

Height

6 in

Width

12 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Depth

1-3/4 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Staples

Color

Black, Teal, Red, Yellow Ochre