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Seed pods

Print
1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut depicting seed pods using the colours, orange, green, yellow, brown and black. There is a large seed pod or plant to the right and two smaller plant shoots to the left.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSeed pods (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, woodcut
Brief description
'Seed pods', woodcut by John Rock, USA, 1956.
Physical description
Woodcut depicting seed pods using the colours, orange, green, yellow, brown and black. There is a large seed pod or plant to the right and two smaller plant shoots to the left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.25in
  • Width: 24in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
'Seed Pods / 10/13 / John Rock '56' (Handwriten in pencil, below the print.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dr. G.W. Gilkey
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1959
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.217-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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