Howard Cook

(Old Woman of Taxco)
1933

A black and white etching of an elderly woman with pronounced facial wrinkles and a somber expression. She is wearing a dark shawl over a striped garment. The artist's signature and the year 1931 are visible at the bottom, along with a dedication on the left. The print has a vintage, textured appearance and is mounted on a larger piece of paper with rough edges.
A black and white etching of an elderly woman with pronounced facial wrinkles and a somber expression. She is wearing a dark shawl over a striped garment. The artist's signature and the year 1931 are visible at the bottom, along with a dedication on the left. The print has a vintage, textured appearance and is mounted on a larger piece of paper with rough edges.

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Date
1933

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 3/4 × 11 1/2in. (40 × 29.2 cm) Plate: 11 13/16 × 8 7/8in. (30 × 22.5 cm)

Accession number
96.68.55

Edition
Ed. 27

Publication
Printed by Howard Cook

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Howard Cook

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