Title
Southwest
Artist
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.”