Ceremonial Jig-Saw
Print
1972 (made)
1972 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Franklin Feldman has enjoyed dual careers as a lawyer and as an artist specialising in printmaking. His prints have won recognition in international exhibitions, and are in a number of public collections in the USA. His own life and experience - and his Jewish heritage and culture - are the recurrent themes of his work.
'Ceremonial Jig Saw' (1972) is one of a number of images in which Feldman has adapted a wedding photograph. The fragmentation of the image is ambiguous - does it represent the piecing together of a new family as the couple come together in marriage or does it predict (or record?) a breakdown and separation? The use of rich colours and the black lines delineating the spaces between the fragments also suggest stained glass - making of the subject something precious, and underscoring the idea of marriage as a religious ceremony.
'Ceremonial Jig Saw' (1972) is one of a number of images in which Feldman has adapted a wedding photograph. The fragmentation of the image is ambiguous - does it represent the piecing together of a new family as the couple come together in marriage or does it predict (or record?) a breakdown and separation? The use of rich colours and the black lines delineating the spaces between the fragments also suggest stained glass - making of the subject something precious, and underscoring the idea of marriage as a religious ceremony.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ceremonial Jig-Saw (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching with aquatint |
| Brief description | Print,'Ceremonial Jig-Saw', portrait format print of a bride and groom, etching with aquatint by Franklin Feldman, United States, 1972. |
| Physical description | Portrait format print of a bride and groom; the image is repsresented as if fragmented, with black lines demarcating separate areas. |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
| Copy number | Artist's proof |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'A/P Ceremonial Jig-Saw' (inscribed in pencil below the image; and with signature) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Franklin Feldman has enjoyed dual careers as a lawyer and as an artist specialising in printmaking. His prints have won recognition in international exhibitions, and are in a number of public collections in the USA. His own life and experience - and his Jewish heritage and culture - are the recurrent themes of his work. 'Ceremonial Jig Saw' (1972) is one of a number of images in which Feldman has adapted a wedding photograph. The fragmentation of the image is ambiguous - does it represent the piecing together of a new family as the couple come together in marriage or does it predict (or record?) a breakdown and separation? The use of rich colours and the black lines delineating the spaces between the fragments also suggest stained glass - making of the subject something precious, and underscoring the idea of marriage as a religious ceremony. |
| Bibliographic reference | Franklin Feldman: Selected Graphic Work 1958-2004with essays by Janis Conner and Kathy Caraccio. Indian Mountain Press, 2005. (illus. p.13) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.17-2007 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2007 |
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