23 individual prints (collectively referred to as "The Beauties") printed intaglio style from ironing boards flattened and distressed to the artist's approval. The name of each board (Bertha Mae, Bessie, Calpurnia, Carolina, Clara Esther, Emma, Eva Mae, Ida Mae, Jane, Jesse Mae, Jonny Mae, Lilly, Lucy, Lula Bell, Mammy, Matti Lee, Pearl, Rose, Ruth, Saphire, Sarah, Willy Mae, Zeddie) was relief printed, bottom center, in a medium gray from a photopolymer plate. While originally conceived by the artist as a body of work, they were made available as individuals. Some inking variation between impressions due to the nature of the matrix are indicated by the inscription EV—variant edition.

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Calpurnia, 2012

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Title
Calpurnia
Artist Life
born 1955
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2020.85.24.3
Provenance
Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis (publisher); sold to MIA, 2020.
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23 individual prints (collectively referred to as "The Beauties") printed intaglio style from ironing boards flattened and distressed to the artist's approval. The name of each board (Bertha Mae, Bessie, Calpurnia, Carolina, Clara Esther, Emma, Eva Mae, Ida Mae, Jane, Jesse Mae, Jonny Mae, Lilly, Lucy, Lula Bell, Mammy, Matti Lee, Pearl, Rose, Ruth, Saphire, Sarah, Willy Mae, Zeddie) was relief printed, bottom center, in a medium gray from a photopolymer plate. While originally conceived by the artist as a body of work, they were made available as individuals. Some inking variation between impressions due to the nature of the matrix are indicated by the inscription EV—variant edition.

Copyright © Willie Cole, published by Highpoint Editions