Kater Street Printmaking By Jerry Di Falco

Year:

Medium:

Printmaking Intaglio

Size - (USA):

9 W x 12 H x 0 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

22.9 W x 30.5 H x 0.0 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Cityscape

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

627509

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:   Title is KATER STREET, 1914. This scene—based on several original pencil drawings by the artist of a black and white photograph from the Temple University Libraries Special Records Research Center —shows an elderly woman at 1004 Kater Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kater Street is a narrow alley in Central Philadelphia located between South and Bainbridge Streets this area housed both European and African-American peoples in a neighborhood that had begun to fall into decay during the beginning of the 20th Century. It is a study for a larger etching CALLED “THE HERBALIST”. These works will become part of a portfolio of works devoted to the magical folk of Philadelphia before the arrival of the 20th Century. This intimate work was executed on zinc etching plate whose size was 4 inches by 6 inches. Three nitric acid bathes in combination with intaglio and aquatint were employed to arrive at the final design. Media included RivesBFK white paper and four blended colors of oil based etching inks from Paris. The work is sold in mat and frame that measures 12 inches high by nine inches wide. The paper or print measures 10 inches by 11 inches. The price includes shipment costs and packing carton with bubble wrap. This work was hand printed on a Charles Brand industrial sized press, which was manufactured in New York City, New York. The artist printed and published the three editions at The Center for Works on Paper, where he serves as a Studio Monitor and Mentor for the professional artists in the Open Studio In Printmaking. This program is associated with the Fleisher Art Memorial, which is a school of fine art connected to The Philadelphia Museum of Art.