Watermelon Bride (proof)
Artist
Judy Hill
(born Galveston, Texas, 1953)
Date1999
MediumAquatint, Xerox transfer etching, sugar lift, drypoint, and hand coloring on paper
DimensionsSheet Overall: 17 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (45.4 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LinePartial gift of Marcia Bartholme, Beta Press and partial Museum purchase
Object number2001.41.231
DescriptionWoman in a bridal veil and see-through full skirt, eating a slice of watermelon which is dripping over her hands and body. Woman's face is shown in three variations. Faint floral pattern background. Per printer's notes on work: "Keep watermelon vine as a shadow//Bleach out flower red purple/gray/pink//Bring up pattern in dress just a little//pattern edge and drypoint color work together//Need better Black//Tone needs to be like b[?ook?]--More red brown not towards yellow//Later proof with sugar lift watermelon vine added to scraped out background. Raw siena color smudge applied to print by hand"On View
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