Southwest by Dorr Bothwell

Southwest by Dorr Bothwell

Southwest

Dorr Bothwell

Title

Southwest

 
Artist

Dorr Bothwell

  1902 - 2000 (biography)
Year
1952  
Technique
color serigraph / screenprint 
Image Size
10 1/4 x 15 1/8" image 
Signature
pencil, lower right; ink, upper right image 
Edition Size
24 of 25  
Annotations
titled, dated and editioned in pencil; signed and dated in blue pencil, upper right 
Reference
 
Paper
cream wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
ABMM179 
Price
SOLD
Description
Southwest is an alluring abstraction that reads somewhat like a topographical map of southwest, detailing the natural features of the region: forested mountains, rock formations, sand deposits, valley floors, and rivers. Red in nature often represents danger so perhaps the red lines are cautionary reminders that within the region of the southwest there are many hazards. Dorr Bothwell was self-taught in this medium and she stated: “So here I am, practically self-taught–certainly I taught myself serigraphy. I was on the cutting edge. At one point I was the only woman in Northern California doing this. This fits with myself in being an innovative person. Maybe artistically I’m not that hot–I believe that –but I’ve brought things along. And I’m still trying to learn, still trying to show the beauty and design underlying all.”