Key woodblock for "Sisters", 1907

Bertha Lum

Gift of the Print and Drawing Curatorial Council 2007.8

This wooden block, called a key block, carried the black ink for Bertha Lum’s print Sisters (Mia P.88). The key block was usually printed last, after the other colors had been applied. It was carved by either Lum or Igami Bonkotsu (1875–1933), who worked with Lum in Japan in 1907.

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Title: Key woodblock for "Sisters"
Dated: 1907
Artist: Bertha Lum
Nationality: American
Artist Life: 1869 - 1954
Role: Carver
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Prints and Drawings
Dimension: 17 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (44.13 x 13.34 cm) (b. wood block)23 7/8 x 18 in. (60.64 x 45.72 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: Gift of the Print and Drawing Curatorial Council
Accession Number: 2007.8
Medium: Woodblock printing matrix
Country: United States
Century: 20th century
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Classification: Printing Matrices
Object Name: Matrix
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