The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

The Storm

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

Did You Know?

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.
  • Mabel A. Hewit (the artist) [1903-1984]
    Estate of Mabel A. Hewit
    Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY
    2003-2018
    James and Hanna Bartlett, Lincoln, MA
    December 3, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=The Storm|url=false|author=Mabel A. Hewit|year=c. 1935|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1077