William Ashby McCloy Relief "To Escape"
Item Details
A limited edition relief print on paper titled To Escape by artist and educator William Ashby McCloy (American, 1913 – 2001), dated 1962. The work depicts an abstracted anthropomorphic cattle head using a variety of textures and marks. To the bottom print margin, the work is titled, numbered 8 out of an edition of 10, signed, and dated. 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; warping to the top right; creasing to the bottom of the paper; puncture marks to the right paper edge from previous mounting; to the verso, some smudges and wear.
Dimensions
- measurements of paper; measurements of plate 26.25" W x 19" H.
Item #
18BOS004-031
