The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Homeward Bound

1956

Mabel A. Hewit

(American, 1903–1984)
America
double-sided woodblock
Overall: 20.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit 2004.193.b
© Mabel A. Hewit
Location: Not on view

Description

Although Hewit employed a V-shaped gouge, she mostly cut her blocks using a straight-blade knife with a tapered point. To create curved lines, she stitched together many short knife-cut lines, especially visible in the archway in Homeward Bound.
  • Midwest Modern: The Color Woodcuts of Mabel Hewit. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 24, 2010).
  • {{cite web|title=Homeward Bound|url=false|author=Mabel A. Hewit|year=1956|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.193.b