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© Estate of Julius J. Lankes. Image courtesy of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. ...
Haying
© Estate of Julius J. Lankes. Image courtesy of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. ...
© Estate of Julius J. Lankes. Image courtesy of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Estate of Julius J. Lankes. Image courtesy of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (American, 1884 - 1960)

Haying

Date1937
MediumWoodcut
Credit LineGift of Carl and Marian Mullis
Dimensions16 x 26 in. (40.6 x 66 cm)
Object number1995.001.006
Label TextLankes was prolific artist, creating more than 900 wood engravings, including commercial illustrations and custom bookplate designs. Like Asa Cheffetz, he was a contributor to the woodcut revival in the early twentieth century, and wrote an authoritative book on the topic. He moved from his New York home to Virginia in the 1920s, and his art quickly became associated with the rural Virginia landscape. Lankes worked in a variety of styles, from rough, expressionistic prints in stark black and white to finely detailed images with a wide tonal range. This American Artists Group print is typical of his more meticulous work, with lines defining both textures and tones to form an image of productive farmland. The burst of light behind the topmost figure and the rolling hills in the distance signal a sense of hope, renewal, and bounty.
Exhibition HistoryPresident Chace's Office, Emory University, November 9, 1995 - March 18, 1996
The American Experience, 1920-1950: Prints and Drawings from the Collection of Carl W. Mullis, III, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 17 - September 17, 1997
Cultivating America: Visions of the Landscape in Twentieth-Century Prints, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 8 - June 29, 2008
ProvenanceEx coll. Carl Mullis, United States.
Status
Not on view
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  • Works of Art on Paper