Richard Hood -Porcupine
Woodcut on handmade rice paper, ca. mid-20th century
Signed in pencil lower right
Unique impression (not from an edition)
Dimensions: 34.25 × 24.75 inches
This large expressionist woodcut by Richard Hood depicts a porcupine printed with bold, gestural lines. Printed on handmade rice paper with hand torn edges. The print is a unique impression rather than part of a numbered edition.
Minor creasing is visible along the margins, a typical feature of hand printed woodcuts on thin paper, and will mat out cleanly when framed.
Richard Hood was a WPA artist primarily known for printmaking. Hood was also involved in the Federal Art Project, the Philadelphia College of Art, and the American Color Print Society. From 1951-1982, Hood was a professor at the Philadelphia College of Art. From 1956-1983, Hood was the President of the Color Print Society. Richard Hood is held in many major institutions and museums nationwide including: MOMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc.
Richard Hood -Porcupine
Woodcut on handmade rice paper, ca. mid-20th century
Signed in pencil lower right
Unique impression (not from an edition)
Dimensions: 34.25 × 24.75 inches
This large expressionist woodcut by Richard Hood depicts a porcupine printed with bold, gestural lines. Printed on handmade rice paper with hand torn edges. The print is a unique impression rather than part of a numbered edition.
Minor creasing is visible along the margins, a typical feature of hand printed woodcuts on thin paper, and will mat out cleanly when framed.
Richard Hood was a WPA artist primarily known for printmaking. Hood was also involved in the Federal Art Project, the Philadelphia College of Art, and the American Color Print Society. From 1951-1982, Hood was a professor at the Philadelphia College of Art. From 1956-1983, Hood was the President of the Color Print Society. Richard Hood is held in many major institutions and museums nationwide including: MOMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc.
