Ascent and Descent
Catalogue
- Year
- 1960
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.3 × 50 cm (11 15/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 60 cm (16 × 23 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Letterio Calapai
Artist
Printmaking
Letterio Calapai was an American printmaker and painter known for his woodcuts and lithographs depicting industrial and urban landscapes. Born in 1902, he developed a practice rooted in social observation and formal discipline, working across the postwar decades with a particular attention to the materiality of print media. His works engage the textures and rhythms of American industry and architecture through bold linear compositions.
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- Letterio Calapai
- Year
- 1960
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.3 × 50 cm (11 15/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 60 cm (16 × 23 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1960-037188
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified