Untitled [when wild birds before dawn / were calling from the holy dark]

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© Murray Dewart. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Untitled [when wild birds before dawn / were calling from the holy dark]
© Murray Dewart. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1947)
Date1994
MediumSilkscreen with watercolor and collage
DimensionsSheet: 13 × 11 in. (33 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Hamilton College Collection
Object number2025.9.5
Not on view
DescriptionFrom the portfolio forward: "Fabricated from huge timbers and steel, Dewart's sculptures complement and define their environment by acting as gates, path markers or meditative focal points. Massive 12 foot wood arches easily span sidewalks while other sculptures invite participation by their combina­tion of gong-form and mallet. The artist, a graduate of Harvard College and Massachusetts College of Art, is a frequent contributor to Boston's First Night celebration. Murray Dewart's print uses traditional silk screen technique incorporating silhouettes of the artist's favorite sculptural forms and a fragment of a recent poem. Dewart also individually cut and painted each piece with watercolor."
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Additional Details

Signature Recto, lower right (pencil): "Dewart"
Inscribed Recto, upper left in image (black print): "when wild birds before dawn / were calling from the holy dark"
Recto, lower left (pencil): "17/50"
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