“Reflections”

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Although a solitary fisherman, a house, and the church steeple populate this landscape, they almost disappear among the dense foliage along the Deerfield River. Arthur was the youngest son of George and Agnes (Higginson) Fuller of Deerfield, Massachusetts. In 1915, he purchased the Little Brown House and studio barn on Albany Road and that same year, began printing monotypes. In 1919, he bought a printing press with his brother, Henry, for their shared Boston studio, and in 1920, they bought a second press for their studio at the Little Brown House. Arthur’s first intaglio etchings date from this time. Between 1915 and 1935, he produced more than a hundred prints with editions that included up to 75 prints. His earliest intaglio, or colored, etchings were printed with a single pass through the press. Fuller accomplished this by first inking the lines on a copper plate, wiping off the excess, then lightly daubing ink where he wanted color, using the tip of a twisted cloth. Consequently, each intaglio print in an edition is slightly differently from the next.

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Item typeArtwork
CreatorFuller, Arthur Negus
Datecirca 1935
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicArt, Music, Literature, Crafts
Land, Environment, Geography
Industry, Occupation, Work
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatEtching; Ink
Dimension detailsHeight: 13.75 in Width: 8.81 in Height (mount): 18.25 in Width (mount): 13.50 in
Catalog #2003.22.20.02
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Fuller, Arthur Negus. Reflections. ca. 1935. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2003-22-20-02/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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