The Wayward Son

Artist/Maker John Held Jr. (American, 1889 - 1958)

Date20th-mid 20th century

MediumWoodcut on paper

DimensionsComposition: 11 in. × 8 3/4 in. (27.9 × 22.2 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 in. × 18 in. (33.7 × 45.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971

Object number1988.19

Not on view

Collections

Provenance 1988: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William G. Roehrick

Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2, February 1989, "Acquisitions"

Signature Initialed in block at lower right: jh

Inscribed Entitled in block at lower left: THE WAYWARD SON

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