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Braddock

1977

Craig McPherson

(American, 1948-)
Culture
America
Medium
mezzotint on blue paper
Support
Pale blue paper
Measurements
Sheet: 47.6 x 64.4 cm (18 3/4 x 25 3/8 in.); Platemark: 38.8 x 56.9 cm (15 1/4 x 22 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.289
Catalogue raisonné
Hartley N
Edition
75
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Description

Bonebrake concentrated on collecting prints from the 19th and early 20th centuries, but he was occasionally attracted to contemporary artwork. Since McPherson had completed a commission for the Print Club of Cleveland, Bonebrake was familiar with the artist’s work, which often documents what remains of the steel industry in Pittsburgh. McPherson is a master of mezzotint, a laborious technique that few printmakers use today. Mezzotint can achieve velvety tones and striking contrasts of light and dark, which McPherson exploits to transform mundane street scenes into enigmatic nighttime locales.
A horizontally oriented mezzotint on blue paper depicts a shadowy industrial street at night. On the left, dark brick buildings and collapsed beams lean in deep shadow. A wet, reflective road curves past a car on the right, lit by hazy streetlights. Numerous utility poles and tangled wires crisscross the sky. In the background, industrial chimneys emit smoke plumes against a hazy sky dotted with distant, glowing lights.

Braddock

1977

Craig McPherson

(American, 1948-)
America

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