The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 21, 2023

Amazon

1943

Stanley William Hayter

(British, 1901–1988)

England, 20th century

Engraving, soft-ground etching, and scorper

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1945.245

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Catalogue raisonné: Black and Moorehead 165

Location

not on view

Description

Created during the closing months of World War II, Amazon is a violently distorted image of the legendary female warrior writhing in pain. Lengthy, looping engraved lines—a distinctive hallmark of Hayter’s style at the time—demarcate the figure, which is further enlivened by areas of etched patterning formed by pressing textured materials such as gauze and mesh into a waxy material applied to the printing plate.

Exhibition history

Exhibition of the Month: Texture in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 6-December 8, 1947).

New Approaches to Print Making. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1955-February 1, 1956).

The Art of Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 17, 1959-January 2, 1960).

Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).

Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1945.245