Mother's Horseshoe Geranium

Ernest Hubert Deines

1894–1967

Mother's Horseshoe Geranium, 1942

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: wood engraving

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 298 x 190 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. L. H. Ruppenthal

Accession number: 1979.0050

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Archive Label 1999: This wood engraving won the Pennell Prize in 1943 at the Library of Congress National Print Exhibition. The medium was favored for its intricacy and delicacy. A boxwood block is cut with an engraving tool across the end grain, rather than the length of grain as used for woodcuts. Without the interference of longer grain lines, smaller details could be engraved, such as the pin that holds back the delicate lace curtain. The hardy geranium plant had been a companion and source of pride to many prairie women since the pioneer days. Setting the plants in a south window often resulted in blooms in the bleakest part of winter.