American Woodcut
Illustrator J. J. Lankes “Happy New Year” (Rothenburg)
4
pages. 5-1/8 x 3-15/16 inches. Wove paper. Blank interior. Block
Signature: “L” lower left. Printed, reverse, back side: “No. 134 / J. J. Lankes
/ Hilton Village, VA.”
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- - Lankes was from the Tidewater, Virginia area. (Newport News & Hampton).
This example of his work may have come from his personal archive.
Historical
Notes:
Catalogue Number: 462
Title: New Year’s Greeting,
Rothenburg
Alternative Titles: Kasengasse
- Rothenburg
Creation Date: August 31, 1926
Printing Method: wood engraving
Woodblock: maple
Image Size (mm): 114 x 88 mm
Image Size (in.): 4 7/16 x 3
7/16 in.
Paper: thin cream wove paper
Paper Size (in.): 8 1/4 x 6 1/8
in.
Edition State: 1st state
Edition: 13 signed and numbered
Block Signature: “L.” lower
left
Bibliography of Published
Image:
• A Woodcut Manual by J.J. Lankes
(New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1932) p. 67
Public Collections:
• Burchfield Penney Art Center -
Buffalo, NY
• Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
• Metropolitan Museum of Art - New
York, NY
• Wheaton College Special
Collections, Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL
Notes from Woodcut Record:
minus letters P.C. - 4, 3, 2, 1 Ed. = 13 signed with letters Ed. = minus
letters
Additional Notes:
According to Lankes file folder, edition limited to 13 with 1, 2, 3, and 4 as
personal copies.
Lettering removed in 2nd state (L.462). Greeting No. 134.
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