Summer Solstice
Print
This engraving is of two figures sitting together in nature enjoying their surroundings. The figure to the left hangs their head up high towards the sky and the second figure looks down holding what appears to be some smoking device. This piece is in tones of brown. The engraving shows details of the figures, their clothes and the nature around them. As the title suggests they are enjoying the summer solstace.
1972.15
Westwood deinstall Fall 2023
Engraving
inkPaper
Robert Browning Reed
1972
30
1
noted in lower left on the sheet
TitlePrint number and run
lower left below image
Summer Solstice 1/30
PencilWritten
Signature
lower right below image
Robert Browning REED '72
PencilWritten
Print, Screen
Graphic Documents
Documentary Objects
Category 08: Communication Objects
Sheet
19 in
24-1/2 in
Plate
15 in
17-1/2 in
BrownCream
Cultural/Historical Context
Professor emeritus Robert Reed (1922-2007) taught printmaking and drawing at Purdue from 1958 until 1987. Reed’s life works include drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, and printmaking. He also created silver jewelry, masks, mobiles, and birdhouses.
