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Print
Cardinal and Juncos
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (11.1 x 11.4 cm)
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block
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1950-1951
1950
1951
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, wood engravings
Print
lower right, below imageupper left, in the blocklower left, below imagelower left, in marginupper right, in margin, Framer's notations.
1997.166
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
97.166SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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negative
2 x 2.5
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glossy
8 x 10
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97.166DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/97.166_A1.jpg
Print
Pierrot
(french for sparrow)
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
10 1/2 x 9 11/16 in. (26.7 x 24.6 cm)
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block
vertical
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Support - two sheets of Japanese rice paper mounted together.
1936
1936
1936
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, flowers in art, wood engravings
Print
James Dexter Havens
American, 1900 – 1960
Pierrot (Sparrow), 1936
Color wood engraving
Gift of Mrs. John McKinney, 97.168
A Rochester native, Havens is considered part of the color woodblock revival of the early 20th century. Self- taught as a printmaker, he specialized in woodcuts and wood engravings, but he also painted. His design for the logo of the Print Club of Rochester, which he helped found, remains in use to this day.
Color wood engraving is a relief technique. A design is cut with sharp wood gouges on end-grain wood. The raised uncut surface is inked with a brayer. Paper is laid on it and the ink is transferred by burnishing with a hard surfaced tool, such as a baren or spoon. Multiple blocks are created for each separate color. In order to economize, some colors are intentionally printed together to create a third color.
Excerpted from installation text, Aug. 2011
Colleen Piccone, Curatorial Dept.
lower right, below imagelower right, in imagelower left, below imagelower left, in marginupper right, in margin, Framer's notations.
1997.168
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
97.168SL1
slide
2 x 2
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negative
2 x 2.5
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http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
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http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/97.168_A1.jpg
97.168DI#2
digital image
2/5/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/97.168_A2.jpg
Print
A Break
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
10 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (26.7 x 36.7 cm)
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block
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1947
1947
1947
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, landscapes, rabbits, trees in art, wood engravings
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower left, in imageverso
1999.13
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/2/2000
99.13DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8 x 10
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negative
2x3
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99.13DI#2
digital image
2/5/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/99.13_A2.jpg
Print
After School
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
10 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (26.7 x 18.1 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1947
1947
1947
1900-2000, 20th century, by Rochester artists, children, leisure activities, play, Presentation Prints from the Print Club of Rochester, woodcuts
Print
1975 Presentation Print of the Print Club of Rochester
1975.122
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
75.122SL1
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full
2 x 2
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8x10
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2 x 2
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glossy
2 x 2
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75.122DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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Print
Bristol Valley
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (18.8 x 23.7 cm)
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overall
horizontal
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1951
1951
1951
20th century, by Rochester artists, landscapes, views of Rochester & western New York, wood engravings
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below image
1951.29
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
51.29DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/51.29_A1.jpg
51.29DI#2
digital image
2/5/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/51.29_A2.jpg
Print
Chickadee and Mullein
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (19.8 x 16 cm)
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block
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Support - Japanese rice paper - two sheets mounted together. Back-sheet is narrower and has solid green/grey printed rectangle which corresponds to verso printed image.
ca. 1938
1933
1943
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, wood engravings
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, in marginlower left, below imagelower left, in marginupper right, in margin, Framer's notations.
1997.167
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
97.167SL1
slide
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
2 x 2.5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
97.167DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/97.167_A1.jpg
Print
Chicken Yard
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 5/16 x 14 in. (18.6 x 35.6 cm)
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sheet
sheet
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block
image
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1954
1954
1954
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, by Rochester artists, woodcuts
Print
A Rochester native, Havens is considered part of the color woodblock revival of the early 20th century. Self- taught as a printmaker, he specialized in woodcuts and wood engravings, but he also painted. His design for the logo of the Print Club of Rochester, which he helped found, remains in use to this day.
Color wood engraving is a relief technique. A design is cut with sharp wood gouges on end-grain wood. The raised uncut surface is inked with a brayer. Paper is laid on it and the ink is transferred by burnishing with a hard surfaced tool, such as a baren or spoon. Multiple blocks are created for each separate color. In order to economize, some colors are intentionally printed together to create a third color.
Excerpted from installation text, Aug. 2011
Colleen Piccone, Curatorial Dept.
lower rightupper left, in imagelower leftlower center
1977.121
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
77.121SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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2.5 x 3
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glossy
8 x 10
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77.121DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/77.121_A1.jpg
77.121DI#2
digital image
2/5/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/77.121_A2.jpg
Print
Scarlet Runner Beans
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
13 1/4 x 10 7/16 in. (33.7 x 26.5 cm)
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overall
vertical
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1957
1957
1957
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower left, in imagelower left corner
2004.42
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.42DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.42_A1.jpg
Print
Angel Wing Moth
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
8 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (22.1 x 24.5 cm)
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overall
horizontal
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1937
1937
1937
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower left, in image
2004.43
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.43DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.43_A1.jpg
Print
Hairy
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (18 x 13.4 cm)
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overall
vertical
image
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image
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1951
1951
1951
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, in imagelower left, below imagelower left corner
2004.39
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.39DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.39_A1.jpg
Print
Robin and Apple
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
5 7/16 x 4 15/16 in. (13.8 x 12.5 cm)
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overall
vertical
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1948
1948
1948
Print
lower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower rightlower left cornerlower left, in image
2004.38
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.38DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.38_A1.jpg
Print
Evening Primrose Moths
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 5/16 x 8 9/16 in. (18.6 x 21.7 cm)
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overall
horizontal
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1945
1945
1945
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower right, in image
2004.40
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.40DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.40_A1.jpg
Print
Alley Ardor
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
Primary
8 7/8 x 12 1/16 in. (22.5 x 30.6 cm)
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plate
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1944
1944
1944
Print
lower right, below imagelower right, in the platelower left, below image
2006.17
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/17/2006
6051.2.DI1.JPG
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2006.17_I1.jpg
2006.17DI#2
digital image
8/1/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2006.17_A1.jpg
Print
Cloverdale Garden Club 1985-86-87
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
Primary
5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (14 x 10.4 cm)
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overall
vertical
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1985
1985
1985
Print
lower right, in image
2006.63
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/8/2006
6098.1DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2006.63_I1.jpg
2006.63DI#2
digital image
8/1/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2006.63_A1.jpg
Print
Cloverdale Garden Club Inc. 1977-78-79
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
Primary
6 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. (15.8 x 11.1 cm)
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vertical
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1977
1977
1977
Print
2006.64
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/8/2006
6098.2DI1
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2006.64_I1.jpg
2006.64DI#2
digital image
8/1/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2006.64_A1.jpg
Print
Winter Ripples
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1946
1946
1946
Presentation Prints from the Print Club of Rochester, winter
Print
1975 Presentation Print of the Print Club of Rochester
lower rightlower leftlower right, in image
1975.424
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
75.424SL1
slide
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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2 x 2
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75.424DI1
digital image
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/75.424_A1.jpg
75.424DI#2
digital image
2/5/2010
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/75.424_A2.jpg
Print
Zenith
James Dexter Havens, 1900 - 1960
Havens, James Dexter
United States
1900 - 1960
Male
11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in. (29.4 x 23 cm)
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overall
vertical
image
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image
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1939
1939
1939
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below image
2004.41
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/2/2004
2004.41DI1
digital image
full
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2004.41_A1.jpg