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The Raft of Hands
Sam Messer (American, born in 1955)
1993
Medium/Technique
Color woodcut, stencil-cut and trace-monotype with extensive use of direct painting, pastel and embossing
Dimensions
71.75 x 57.15 cm (28 1/4 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Herrick Deknatel
Accession Number1994.52.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOne monoprint from "The New Provincetown Print Project Portfolio, 1993" which includes a titlepage and four monoprints: a) The New Provincetown Print Project Portfolio 1993, Gray cloth portfolio 30 1/2 x 22 5/8 in.; Inside covers stencilled "AIDS" with silver spray paint (by Michael Mazur). b) Titlepage: The New Provincetown Print Project / 1993 / Four Monoprints / Eric Avery / Sue Coe / Sam Messer / Joan Snyder / The Fine Arts Work Center. Provincetown, Massachusetts. Printed in black over gray text by Michael Feingold. (Portfolio and titlepage designed by Alnne Beresford Clarke; the prints printed by Bob Townsend.)
InscriptionsSigned lower right in graphite: Messer 93; inscribed on verso NPPP 93 / SM 9 around embossed stamp of NPPP.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.