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Homage to an Unknown Draughtsman
Homage to an Unknown Draughtsman
Homage to an Unknown Draughtsman

Homage to an Unknown Draughtsman

Object NameDrypoint
Artist / Maker ((American, b. 1946))
Date1977-1978
OriginUnited States
MediumDrypoint and collage on paper
Dimensions17 1/2 x 51 in. (44.5 x 129.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift from Iowa State University Class of 1967. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University.
Object numberUM82.238
Status
Not on view
Edition2/25
Label Text“Real and Imagined Aspects of the State Capitol” series represents some of Amy N. Worthen’ s best-known work. This suite of intaglio prints combines the State Capitol, a legendary Des Moines, Iowa landmark with fanciful characters and perspectives. This print is created to commemorate the unique and architecturally ornate 19th century government building. In the series, Worthen created seventeen prints depicting the interiors and exteriors of the Capitol often with imaginary as well as real, agricultural animals populating many of the interiors, and often times overseeing the administration of Iowa's government business.
SignedAmy N Worthen in pencil lower right
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
State Capitol as an Aquarium
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.250
Rearrangement #2
Object Name: Engraving
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.237
State Capitol of Iowa: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Object Name: Engraving
Amy Namowitz Worthen
2019
Object number: UM2020.40
The Iowa State Capitol in a Wreath of Oak Leaves
Object Name: Engraving
Amy Namowitz Worthen
2019
Object number: UM2020.39
Stairway with Skeleton
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM86.564
The Rotunda
Object Name: Relief Etching
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.239
Stairway with Skeleton
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.241
Object Name: Print
Rudy O. Pozzatti
1973
Object number: UM82.101
Terrace Hill with Bengal Tiger and Raccoons
Object Name: Engraving
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1979
Object number: UM2007.58
Rearrangement #1
Object Name: Engraving
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.236
State Workers Eating Lunch
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.249
The Supreme Court
Object Name: Print
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1977-1978
Object number: UM82.246