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Bertha E. JaquesWW-1934-075402

1934·drypoint on paper·plate: 14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (36.0 x 23.4 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1934
Medium: drypoint on paper
Dimensions: plate: 14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (36.0 x 23.4 cm)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist: Bertha E. Jaques

Artist

Bertha E. Jaques

Photography

Bertha Evelyn Jaques was an American etcher and cyanotype photographer. Jaques helped found the Chicago Society of Etchers, an organization that would become internationally significant for promoting etching as a popular printmaking technique. She is best known for her hand-colored botanical prints and scenes from her foreign and domestic travels.

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