Woodcut Print, "Winter," 1960
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Alice Coats was a major British printmaker. Beginning with her schooling in the 1920s, she experimented with color woodblock and later linocut, etching, and engraving. By the 1930s, she was working in illustration and calligraphy. Her first publication was an illustrated children's book in 1937. After World War II Coats emerged as a major botanical illustrator, producing standard texts on the history of garden plants.
Alice Coats was a major British printmaker. Beginning with her schooling in the 1920s, she experimented with color woodblock and later linocut, etching, and engraving. By the 1930s, she was working in illustration and calligraphy. Her first publication was an illustrated children's book in 1937. After World War II Coats emerged as a major botanical illustrator, producing standard texts on the history of garden plants.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
October 1960
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.332.278
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Woodcut (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 19.75 in
Width: 16.25 in
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