tracing sheet for A New Mexican Well

Coy Avon Seward

1884–1939

tracing sheet for A New Mexican Well, 1925

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: black crayon; pencil

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 215 x 278 mm irregular
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 7/16 x 10 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 215 x 278 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 7/16 x 10 15/16 in

Credit line: Gift in memory of Dorothy Seward Thompson and Mabel Drew Seward

Accession number: 2006.0184

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Exhibition Label: “C.A. Seward: Artist and Draftsman,” Feb-2010, Kate Meyer Seward would transfer his carefully planned drawings onto his printing plates. He used tissue paper to capture the key details of his drawing and reversed that piece of tissue in order to transfer the essential passages “backwards” onto his plate. With these guidelines established, he then allowed himself the freedom to make expressive marks with his crayon on the plate to flesh out the image.