“The Rapids”

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This view, presumably of rapids in the Deerfield River in Deerfield, Massachusetts, had translucent color added to the entire plate after it was initially inked with brown.

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, he 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. His earliest intaglio, or colored, etchings were printed with a single pass through the press. Fuller accomplished this by first inking the lines on the 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 different from the next.

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Item typeArtwork
Print
CreatorFuller, Arthur Negus
Dateafter 1919
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicArt, Music, Literature, Crafts
Land, Environment, Geography
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatEtching; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 7.87 in Width: 9.75 in
Catalog #2003.22.83.05
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Fuller, Arthur Negus. The Rapids. after 1919. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2003-22-83-05/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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