Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative, Andrew Raftery; RISD Print Editions

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Andrew Raftery; RISD Print Editions, Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative
Andrew Raftery; RISD Print Editions, Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative
Andrew Raftery
Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative
2002
Andrew Raftery
born 1962
Suit Shopping: An Engraved Narrative, 2002
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: engraving; laid paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 375 x 460 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14.76 x 18.11 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 490 x 480 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 5/16 x 18 7/8 in
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): entire triptych 375 x 920 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 3/4 x 36 1/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): entire triptych 490 x 1060 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 5/16 x 41 3/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Lucy Shaw Schultz Fund
Accession number: 2003.0107.c
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Exhibition Label: "xy," Jun-2009, Kris Ercums Within the stereotypically feminine spaces of an upscale department store one finds the sequestered zone of the men’s department. A men’s department often utilizes “masculine” furnishings featuring dark woods and striking, minimalist decor. The casually-posed yet elegantly suited mannequins in Raftery’s image are perused by men in less formal attire, who perhaps wish to project the professionalism seen in these models by selecting and purchasing new suits of their own. Kate Meyer, Curatorial Assistant in Prints and Drawings Exhibition Label: “Embodiment,” Nov-2005, Kate Meyer Raftery’s suggestion of a triptych format promotes a sense of narrative but also imbues this work with a certain historical authority, as does his use of an engraving technique and style modeled on seventeenth-century French printmaking. These decisions encourage the viewer to contemplate and question what might otherwise be dismissed as a rather banal scene: a man interacting with a salesman, a tailor, and his wife, as he goes through the ritual of buying a suit in a department store.