Edge of the Sahara, Kerr Eby

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Kerr Eby, Edge of the Sahara
Kerr Eby, Edge of the Sahara
Kerr Eby
Edge of the Sahara
1922
Kerr Eby
1889–1946
Edge of the Sahara, 1922
Where object was made: Algeria
Material/technique: wove paper; etching
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 117 x 315 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 4 5/8 x 12 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 233 x 461 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 3/16 x 18 1/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Gift of Hal M. Davison, Class of 1949
Accession number: 1998.0325
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Exhibition Label: "American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939," Apr-2004, Reed Anderson Kerr Eby first visited Europe as an American soldier during World War I. Somewhat surprisingly, given the horrors he witnessed as a soldier, he set out again for Europe in 1920 and traveled throughout France and North Africa, returning the United States the following year. "Edge of the Sahara" was inspired by this first post-war journey, and is based on sketches the artist produced during the trip. Eby generally worked out the compositions for his prints in drawings, which he later transferred to the plate. This work is notable in that it represents the artist’s first experiments with plate tone, the light film of ink deposited along the top and bottom edges.