“The Foot Bridge”

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The towering elm tree dominates a rural landscape that is enlivened by a highly colored sky. Arthur Negus Fuller (1879-1945) was the youngest son of George and Agnes (Higginson) Fuller of Deerfield, Massachusetts. In 1915, Arthur purchased the Little Brown House and studio barn on Albany Roadin Deerfield. That same year, Fuller 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
CreatorFuller, Arthur Negus
Datecirca 1925
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicArt, Music, Literature, Crafts
Land, Environment, Geography
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatEtching; Ink
Dimension detailsHeight: 13.87 in Width: 8.93 in Height (mount): 19.00 in Width (mount): 12.50 in
Catalog #2003.22.86.02
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Fuller, Arthur Negus. The Foot Bridge. ca. 1925. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2003-22-86-02/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.

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