Fred Becker

"Black River Country"

c. 1935–1940

Twisted trees rise from a dark swamp under a sun with dramatic rays, near a small grave.
Twisted trees rise from a dark swamp under a sun with dramatic rays, near a small grave.

Not on view

Date
c. 1935–1940

Classification
Prints

Medium
Wood engraving

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 3/16 × 8 7/8 in. (28.4 × 22.5 cm) Image: 6 1/16 × 4 9/16 in. (15.4 × 11.6 cm)

Accession number
93.15.2

Edition
Edition possibly 15

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Katherine Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund and the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/8326

Part of a series:
John Henry Suite
10 works

A muscular figure struggles in rough waters reaching toward a giant mouth and distant ship.
A muscular, many-limbed worker swings a hammer while building railroad tracks.
Twisted trees rise from a dark swamp under a sun with dramatic rays, near a small grave.
Two stylized workers struggle with tools beneath a looming cityscape, titled "Death of John Henry."
John Henry title with muscular man holding a hammer and carved mask in woodcut.
A person carrying a large bundle of cotton on their head stands on a cart in a busy city scene.
A group of stylized figures with one man bending forward to pick a flower while others watch.
A surreal woodcut shows a large face with many hands arranging a coffin labeled "John Henry's Funeral."
A large black hand print filled with intricate floral and animal line drawings on cream paper.
Tall figure with heart symbol faces a crouching witch who points at his chest.

Fred Becker
11 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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