The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Amazon

Amazon

1943
(British, 1901–1988)
© 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.
  • Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).
    The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).
    Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).
    The Art of Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 17, 1959-January 2, 1960).
    New Approaches to Print Making. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1955-February 1, 1956).
    Exhibition of the Month: Texture in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 6-December 8, 1947).
  • {{cite web|title=Amazon|url=false|author=Stanley William Hayter|year=1943|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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