William Ashby McCloy Intaglio "Ladder IV"
Item Details
An artist proof intaglio print on paper titled Ladder IV by artist and educator William Ashby McCloy (American, 1913 – 2001). The work depicts an abstracted portrait using a variety of textures printed into the paper. To the bottom print margin, the work is titled, marked as an artist proof, and signed. The print is presented unmounted and without a frame.
William Ashby McCloy spent his early life in China before moving back to the states with his family in 1926. He began his formal art training at the State University of Iowa and graduated with a B.A. in Art. With additional training in painting, printmaking, and sculpture McCloy eventually spent time in the military before pursuing additional education; earning a PhD in Art History in 1958. Both an exhibited artist and avid educator McCloy’s work is housed in permanent collections of The Library of Congress and the Slater Memorial Museum.
Condition
- some wear around the edges of the paper; puncture marks to the edges from previous mounting; smudges to the right print margin; crease to the top left; to the verso, some smudges.
Dimensions
- measurements of paper; measurements of plate 12.5" W x 20.5" H.
Item #
18BOS004-033
