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© Elizabeth Peak. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clint…
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© Elizabeth Peak. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1952)
Datec. 1981
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 5 1/2 × 8 in. (14 × 20.3 cm) Sheet: 13 5/8 × 14 11/16 in. (34.6 × 37.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Franklin A. Sciacca
Object number2018.8.4
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

Alternate Titles New London, Connecticut
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.
Markings Watermark: "BFK RIVES / FRANCE" at lower right.
Signature Signed "E. Peak" lower right margin in pencil.
Inscribed "26/30" lower left margin in pencil.
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