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Wave, no. 1 – Antique Wall Art

Wave, no. 1, [1957-8] — historic print
Wave, no. 1, [1957-8]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Wave, no. 1, a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Wave, no. 1

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*Wave, no. 1* is an etching and aquatint by Lee R. Chesney, born in 1920, and this impression is signed in pencil by the artist. The Library's record dates it to about 1957 to 1958, a bracketed estimate taken from a caption card rather than a verified source. Etching gives a printmaker crisp linear marks, while aquatint adds soft, tonal areas of ink, a combination well suited to a subject like moving water. The print entered the Library's collection through the Pennell Fund, which supports acquisitions in the Prints and Photographs Division.

Created / published[1957-8]
Medium1 print : etching and aquatint.
NotesEtching and aquatint by Lee R. Chesney, 1920- . Signed in pencil. Pennell Fund. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,126 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149440

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