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Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Peak
(American, born 1952)
Datec. 1981
MediumEtching and aquatint
DimensionsPlate: 3 5/8 × 5 9/16 in. (9.2 × 14.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 14 13/16 in. (28.3 × 37.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Franklin A. Sciacca
Object number2018.8.3
Not on view
DescriptionElizabeth Peak (American, born 1952) is a contemporary African-American printmaker who earned her MFA from
the Yale School of Art in 1977. Peak executes copper etchings in a traditional manner, often of urban and industrial
landscapes. This small etchings was created around 1981 and is typical of her prints of the time.
Additional Details
Provenance
2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Franklin A. Sciacca;
1982 - 2018: Franklin A. Sciacca, by gift of the artist.
1982 - 2018: Franklin A. Sciacca, by gift of the artist.
Signature
Signed "E. Peak" lower right margin in pencil.
Inscribed
"Brooklyn" lower center margin in pencil; "21/50" lower left margin in pencil.
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Date: 2018
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Object number: 2020.1
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Date: 1969 (published 1970)
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Medium: Etching
Object number: 1984.22
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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