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Bolton Coit Brown uses lines of varying thickness and value to produce the effect of dappled sunlight in this lithograph of a mill in Zena, New York. His energetic style evokes the informality of a pencil sketch, underscoring lithography’s affinity with drawing. To make a lithograph, an artist draws onto a stone with an oily, ink-receptive crayon or other substance. The stone is then inked, rinsed, and pressed onto a piece of paper.
Brown taught himself lithography while staying in London from 1915 to 1916. Prior to World War I, American artists had to have their lithographs printed in Europe, as American printers were primarily interested in printing commercial images. Brown, by contrast, learned to print for himself, allowing him to produce his own lithographs in the United States. He also printed the designs of other American artists, most notably George Bellows.
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Sara Woodbury, DMA label copy, 2011.
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Created 1921
April 2011
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From 1950: Dallas Musuem of Fine Arts, gift of Marian Woods [1].
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- The Zena Mill has existed since the mid-18th century, and was operational as a mill until the 1940s. It is now a private residence.
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General Description
Bolton Coit Brown uses lines of varying thickness and value to produce the effect of dappled sunlight in this lithograph of a mill in Zena, New York. His energetic style evokes the informality of a pencil sketch, underscoring lithography’s affinity with drawing. To make a lithograph, an artist draws onto a stone with an oily, ink-receptive crayon or other substance. The stone is then inked, rinsed, and pressed onto a piece of paper.
Brown taught himself lithography while staying in London from 1915 to 1916. Prior to World War I, American artists had to have their lithographs printed in Europe, as American printers were primarily interested in printing commercial images. Brown, by contrast, learned to print for himself, allowing him to produce his own lithographs in the United States. He also printed the designs of other American artists, most notably George Bellows.
Excerpt from
Sara Woodbury, DMA label copy, 2011.
Fun Facts
- The Zena Mill has existed since the mid-18th century, and was operational as a mill until the 1940s. It is now a private residence.
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Created 1921
April 2011
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Brown, Bolton Coit (American, 1864-1936)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin and depicted location:
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1950: Dallas Musuem of Fine Arts, gift of Marian Woods [1].
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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