House Tops
Maker
Mildred McMillen
(American, 1884 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsPRINTS
Date1918
Mediumwoodcut
Dimensions17 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (43.8 x 37.5 cm.)
sheet: 21 3/4 x 18 5/8 in. (55.2 x 47.3 cm.)
SignedSigned and dated in lower right of recto in graphite: Mildred McMillen 1918
InscribedSigned and dated in lower right of recto in graphite: Mildred McMillen 1918
Inscribed in lowerleft of recto in graphite: #3 "House-Tops" Price $25.00
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Hannah S. Kully
Label TextAfter studying printmaking in Paris, McMillen settled in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod in 1950. Even at that early date, the town was known as an artistic community. In this striking woodcut, McMillen plays with the steeply pitched roofs and the line of laundry strung in the foreground, emphasizing the geometric rhythm created by the Provincetown buildings.Status
Not on viewObject number2011.3.12
