Greetings from the House of Weyhe
Maker and role
Artist: Howard Cook, American, 1901-1980
Year
1929
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood engraving, variant state
Credit line
Gift of Sarah Harte and John Gutzler
Accession number
2011.26
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
The Weyhe Gallery on Lexington Avenue in New York City was a nexus of printmaking in the 1920s and 30s. Director, Carl Zigrosser, championed the work of many artists including Mabel Dwight and Howard Cook. Every year, the Weyhe Gallery commissioned one of the artists it represented to produce a greeting card for the holidays. In Howard Cook's card of 1929, Cook decided to show the outside of the iconic gallery on a rainy night. Look very closely through one of the windows; you'll see the gallery's resident cat curiously investigating a fish sculpture. This proof of Cook's wood engraving was printed before the addition of the holiday greeting at the bottom.
Documentation
The Graphic Work of Howard Cook: A Catalogue RaisonneĢ; Betty Duffy, Douglas Duffy, Janet Flint; 1984; 111
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