The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Up the Hill

1935–45

Mabel A. Hewit

(American, 1903–1984)
America
color woodcut on Japanese paper
Image: 23.6 x 29.6 cm (9 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 34.5 x 40.6 cm (13 9/16 x 16 in.)
Gift of James and Hanna Bartlett 2018.1081
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 in which 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, a row of houses borders an expansive field with the forms of a factory in the far distance.
  • 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
  • Mabel Hewit scrapbooks. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives library.clevelandart.org
    Artist biographical file for Mabel Hewit. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Up the Hill|url=false|author=Mabel A. Hewit|year=1935–45|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1081