Not on view
Date
c. 1935–1940
Classification
Prints
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 3/4in. (29.4 × 22.2 cm) Image: 5 15/16 × 3 7/8in. (15.1 × 9.8 cm)
Accession number
93.15.10
Edition
Edition possibly 15
Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Katherine Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund and the Print Committee
Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate
Part of a series:
John Henry Suite
10 works
![Intricate black and white etching of a fantastical underwater scene with a grinning figure and marine life.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8327/93_15_3_edited.jpeg)
![](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8331/93_15_7_edited.jpeg)
![A black and white woodcut print titled "Black River Country" by artist Paul Becker, depicting a stylized landscape with a sun or moon with radiating lines in the sky, swirling clouds, abstract trees, and a figure in a boat on a river. The image has a dark foreground with white line details and is mounted on a larger, aged paper with the artist's name and title at the bottom.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8326/93_15_2_cropped.jpeg)
![](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8333/93_15_9_edited.jpeg)
![Vintage book cover for "John Henry and His Carvings" with stylized black and white illustration by Becker.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8325/93_15_1_edited.jpeg)
![A black and white print titled "Johnny Mercy Looming O'er Us" by Earl B. Dickerson, featuring a stylized figure with an exaggerated, textured hairstyle standing over a cityscape with various patterns and a small figure in the foreground. The print is signed by the artist and has a handwritten name, "Lesley Coburn," at the bottom.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8330/93_15_6_cropped.jpeg)
![](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8329/93_15_5_edited.jpeg)
![](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8334/93_15_10_edited.jpeg)
![A black and white print of a stylized hand with intricate patterns and symbols etched into the palm and fingers, surrounded by a dark border. The artwork is signed at the bottom with the text "garden jungle hand" followed by a signature. The paper on which the print is made appears aged with slight discoloration around the edges.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8332/93_15_8_cropped.jpeg)
![A black and white print depicting a stylized scene with two human figures and a bird-like creature. The figure on the left has a heart shape on their chest and is facing the bird-like creature, which appears to be speaking to them. The background figure seems to be an outline of a person with a wavy line suggesting speech or breath. The artwork has a caption at the bottom reading "Human Energy & the Witch Woman" by P. Robles. The paper shows signs of aging around the edges.](https://whitneymedia.org/assets/artwork/8328/93_15_4_cropped.jpeg)