On the Salinas River
1920 · Color woodcut on Japanese paper
Image/block: 23.5 × 16.9 cm (9 5/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Sheet: 34.9 × 26 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Frances Hammell Gearhart
American, 1869–1958
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- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Frances Hammell Gearhart created boldly drawn and colored woodcut and linocut prints of American landscapes, particularly California's coasts and mountains. Working in the early twentieth century, she developed a distinctive approach to color block printing that transformed the medium into a vehicle for vibrant landscape representation. Her prints celebrate the western landscape through saturated hues and confident linear work, establishing her as a key figure in American color printmaking of her era.
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- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
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- 1917 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
Visual Arts · 1891
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