Honkers and Cattails
Object NameDrypoint
Artist / Maker
Jay Norwood Darling
(American, 1876 - 1962)
Date1956
MediumDrypoint on acetate
Dimensions9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift of the J. N. "Ding" Darling Foundation. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM82.193
Status
Not on viewLabel TextFour Canada geese fly over a clump of cattails. According to Gordon Meaney, Darling inscribed the geese on the plate and then discarded it. Meaney added the cattails. The acetate plate is coated on the back with enamel, and is adhered to a zinc plate. "The Prints of J.N. Darling" lists this print as a collaborative work between Darling and Meaney.
SignedSigned in pencil, lower right: J. N. Darling, '56
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
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