Joe Knoche Builds a Stone Wall
ArtistMade by
Mahonri Mackintosh Young
(American, 1877 - 1957)
Date1942
MediumEtching and drypoint on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 13/16 x 12in. (19.8 x 30.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 13/16 x 12in. (19.8 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 14 5/16in. (26 x 36.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineLibrary purchase
Object number2001.78.0
DescriptionThree men in overalls and caps are working at the right. One man lifts a stone. Another uses a mallet. A pick axe and a sledgehammer lean against a completed section of wall. Behind the wall, two men are plowing a field using a team of horses. A woman is hanging clothes on a clothesline. Two women are hoeing a garden. The wind is blowing. A frame house with dormers, a gambrel roof, and a chimney are in the background surrounded by trees and bushes. A small building, probably a shed, is at the right.
NotesSubject Note: Joe Knoche had a farmhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where Mahonri Young also had a summer home.Technique Note: Plate was not wiped clean before printing, resulting in a faint even tone throughout the image. Traces of foul biting suggest that technique involves etching as well as drypoint. (Finlay 1/23/2002)
Status
Not on view
