Plains Bison

Helen West Heller

Caption

Helen West Heller (American, 1872–1955). Plains Bison, 1928. Woodcut, Sheet: 5 3/8 x 4 9/16 in. (13.6 x 11.6 cm) Image: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (7.8 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 2000.133.16.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Plains Bison

Date

1928

Medium

Woodcut

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 3/8 x 4 9/16 in. (13.6 x 11.6 cm) Image: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (7.8 x 6.5 cm)

Signatures

Signed, lower left plate, printed: "WEST HELLER"; lower right, in graphite: "Plains Bison Helen West Heller".

Inscriptions

Inscribed, lower left corner plate, printed: "WEST HELLER"; lower left, in graphite: "Plain Bison Helen West Heller"; lower left edge, in graphite: "#21 / from / Migratory Urge © 1928 by Heller".

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

2000.133.16

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