Strike-Off: Woodwinds 255

A strike-off for the Woodwinds 255 wallhanging.: Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM
A strike-off for the Woodwinds 255 wallhanging.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images: PKM

Name/Title

Strike-Off: Woodwinds 255

Description

A strike-off for the Woodwinds 255 wallhanging. 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 support and cord for hanging would have been glued to the upper back of the print. Edges would have been fringed.

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

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“© wert by hand No. 255”, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink, Wood, Cord

Colors

Color

Brick Red, Brown, Yellow-Green, Black

Color Notes

Some shading is produced by printing brown over brick red and yellow-green.