Plate 2, from 1917 Packard Twin-Six Calendar

Gustave BaumannWW-1917-092756

1917·Color woodcuts with letterpress in brown ink on cream card, punched and bound with string at top edge·Primary image: 20.1 × 20 cm (7 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 24.5 cm (13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

<p>During his lifetime Baumann created a wide variety of printed ephemera, including Christmas cards, calendars, marriage announcements, booklets, and stationery. Here, one of Baumann’s foremost utilitarian objects is the 1917 calendar he produced on commission for the Packard Motor Car Company. Baumann’s work demonstrates his ability to create art objects from everyday household items, melding art with design and aesthetics with functionality.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1917
Medium: Color woodcuts with letterpress in brown ink on cream card, punched and bound with string at top edge
Dimensions: Primary image: 20.1 × 20 cm (7 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 24.5 cm (13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Gustave Baumann

Artist

Gustave Baumann

Painting

Gustave Baumann was an American printmaker and painter, and one of the leading figures of the color woodcut revival in America. His works have been shown at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the New Mexico Museum of Art. He is also recognized for his role in the 1930s as area coordinator of the Public Works of Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Magdeburg, Germany

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