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Artist / Maker Jay Norwood Darling (American, 1876 - 1962)

Date1960

MediumPhotoetching (restrike)

Dimensions11 11/16 x 9 11/16 (298 x 247mm)

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 numberUM84.172

Status

Not on view

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Label TextOne would have little reason to imagine that Darling was still searching for a solution to this image 17 years after his original work on the problem. The existence of a copper plate (plate inventory #46) with a wrapper labeled "New Honeymoon Pintails (1960)," however, testifies to the fact that he was doing exactly that. A restrike made from the plate in 1983 shows that this new plate is derived from the first state of the first version (cat.#52) but rephotographing the photoetched image coarsened & thickened the lines & simplified the dark areas, so that this third version has the most contrast. Finally, in addition to the plate mentioned, there is yet another plate of this image (plate inventory #64) whose size exceeds slightly all the other versions. This latter plate is copper, & is very under-etched so that it would not make an adequately dark impression. (per Amy Worthen)

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