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Second Thought

Dox ThrashWW-1939-165975
1939·Mezzotint·Sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)

<p>Dox Thrash, <em>Second Thought</em>, c. 1939. Mezzotint, sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Stephen Dull 2025.72</p>

Catalogue

Year
1939
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)

Artist

Dox Thrash
Dox Thrash

Printmaking

Dox Thrash was an American printmaker and painter known for his pioneering work in the carborundum print technique, which he developed to create rich, textured surfaces on paper. Active from the 1920s through the 1960s, he worked primarily in Philadelphia, producing prints and paintings that engaged with portraiture, social subjects, and abstraction. His technical innovations in printmaking contributed significantly to the medium's expansion in twentieth-century American art.

Griffin, GA, USA

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Record

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Year
1939
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.2 × 17.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1939-165975

Source

Source
whitney
Status
verified

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