Early version of Horse Sense U225 towel/wallhanging on natural linen.
PKM collection. Images: PKM
Name/Title
Towel, Wallhanging: Horse Sense U225 (earlier version without date)
Description
A two-color silkscreen print on natural linen depicting horse related and other maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin.
The text-heavy composition is designed to resemble old newspaper advertising and advertising bills posted in public squares. The print contains ten maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanac, with images to reinforce the sayings. Imagery is drawn to look like antique advertising art.
This example likely predates the version with the 1962 copyright date in the lower right corner (see images). It bears two maxims that differ from the dated version: “Clean your finger before you point at my spots” was replaced with “Honey is sweet but the bee has a sting”, and “Fish & visitors stink after 3 days” was replaced with “Men and melons are hard to know”.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr Wert
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
Country Prints
Date made
1962
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Location
Gill MA.
Continent
North America
Notes
The top edge is a rod pocket to receive a dowel for hanging, the lower edge is hemmed, the sides are selvedges.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert country prints”, lower left corner; “by hand”, lower right corner.
