<I>Lady with Foliage</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1989
name: label: Created by
content: Eldzier Cortor, American, 1916 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: A framed trio of ink mezzotints of a female figure by Eldzier Cortor, one bordered in orange, one in grey, and one in blue. Depicted in a sculptural style is a dark haired woman wearing a large bright beaded necklace, earring and geometric print top. Her head and neck are surrounded by large art deco florals bearing highly detailed shading and geometry. The few pockets of empty space between the woman and the plants are colored neon green. A series of borders frame the aquatint figure, from inner to outermost: white, neon orange, and white. Two other renditions of the same female figure are affixed to the right; the middle aquatint more darkly shaded with a bright pink background and grey border; the last aquatint shaded significantly more grayscale, with a gray background and blue border. The artist’s signature [Eldzier Cortor] is written beneath the blue bordered lady, and the title [“TRIO LADY WITH FOLIAGE”] is written beneath the grey bordered lady. The cardboard backing of the frame features a handwritten description of the front aquatint: [3 PRINTS / “TRIO LADY WITH FOLIAGE” / ELDZIER CORTOR / MEZZOTINT / ENTALIO / 18 ½” x 30”].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Artist, Eldzier Cortor, in memory of Sophia Cortor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.170.2
objectType: label: Type
content: mezzotints
label: Type
content: aquatints
label: Type
content: intaglio prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Eldzier Cortor
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 18 1/2 × 30 1/4 × 13/16 in. (47 × 76.8 × 2 cm)