The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Mills

Mills

c. 1937
(American, 1905–1966)
America, 20th century
wood engraving
John L. Severance Fund 1993.211
Location: not on view

Description

Wood engraving, which had been used extensively during the 19th century for book and magazine illustration, was revived in the 1930s. Pinto was a master of the technique, creating a rich, luminous field of contrasting textures and rhythms. Mills conveys the artist's fascination with the interlocking patterns and tactile surfaces associated with the complex architectural structures of a growing industrialized society.
  • Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).
  • {{cite web|title=Mills|url=false|author=Salvatore Pinto|year=c. 1937|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1993.211