Creature

1973
Siegl, Helen

Object Details

TITLE:
Creature
DATE:
1973
MEDIUM:
Plaster cut
DIMENSIONS:
6 x 6 1/4 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of Anne Kaplan, 2014

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Description

Siegl experimented with a variety of printmaking techniques—woodblock, linoleum block, etching, even plaster block—within the same work of art. This is a thank you card the artist made for her friends. She writes, “To Ann & Jerry, Thank you for a wonderful evening!” A small, dragon-like creature offers a flower as a token of gratitude. Although we usually think of dragons as ferocious and perhaps scary, this creature appears charming and friendly.

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