In-text plate (folio 7) from 21 Etchings and Poems

Letterio CalapaiWW-1960-M008916

1960·Etching from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure·plate: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1960
Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure
Dimensions: plate: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Letterio Calapai

Artist

Letterio Calapai

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.

Boston, MA, USA

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