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The Storm

c. 1935
(American, 1903–1984)
America, 20th century
color woodcut on Japanese paper
Image: 27.4 x 22.7 cm (10 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 46 x 35.7 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/16 in.)
Gift of James and Hanna Bartlett 2018.1077
Location: not on view
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Hewit may have learned about color woodblock prints through an exhibition of these works held at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1920.

Description

This print was made using a technique called white-line woodcut, in which black outlines are replaced by un-inked areas where the paper’s tone shows through. Cleveland-based artist Mabel Hewit worked prolifically in this medium, using it to depict aspects of modern life. Here, men and women rush down a city street holding umbrellas to avoid rain—represented in the image through repeated diagonals.
The Storm

The Storm

c. 1935

Mabel A. Hewit

(American, 1903–1984)
America, 20th century

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