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Maker(s):Bartlett, Jennifer Losch
Culture:American (1941-2022 )
Title:Day and Night
Date Made:1979
Type:Print
Materials:Drypoint etching on Arches paper
Measurements:Mount: 34 in x 24 in x 1 1/2 in; 86.4 cm x 61 cm x 3.8 cm; Sheet: 30 3/4 in x 20 3/8 in; 78.1 cm x 51.8 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE/DATE: front, lwr. r. (graphite): J. Bartlett 1979; EDITION: front, lwr. l. (graphite): 15/35
Accession Number:  UM 1979.4
Credit Line:Purchased with funds from the University of Massachusetts Alumni Association
Museum Collection:  University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst
Photography by Stephen Petegorsky

Description:
The composition in black and white uses a gridded rectangle divided vertically down the middle. The left side has thinner, curvy lines and the right side has darker, angular, sharp lines. The lines form an iconic house shape at the bottom of each side. The left house shape is depicted with dots while the right "house" is depicted in solid black ink.

Tags:
grids; lines; dots; curves; geometry; symmetry; shape; houses

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