Elephant Rock, Newport, New Hampshire

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© Estate of Matene Cain. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Elephant Rock, Newport, New Hampshire
© Estate of Matene Cain. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Artist/Maker (American, 1905 - 2000)
Date1994
MediumFour-separation woodcut
DimensionsSheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Hamilton College Collection
Object number2025.9.3
Not on view
DescriptionFrom the portfolio forward: "Artist, teacher and dowser, Cain works with the earth's energy to create contemporary sacred spaces, laby­rinths and environmental sculptures. Her site-specific artworks are informed by numerous trips to England and throughout the United States to research and document ancient sacred sites. Cain received her MFA from the University of Iowa, is a founding member of Reclamation Artists and a life member of the American Society of Dowsers. She currently teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Cain's print is a four-separation woodcut depicting Elephant Rock, an ancient sacred site in Newport, New Hampshire."
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Alternate Titles Elephant Rock
Signature Recto, bottom right (pencil): "Marty Cain"
Inscribed Recto, bottom (pencil): "39/50 Elephant Rock, Newport, New Hampshire Marty Cain 1994"
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