Collection Summary
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Bascove
Bascove Art Collection
1983-1984
10 items
The Bascove Art Collection consists
of drawings, woodblocks, print proofs, and book jackets, tracing the process from
initial design to finished product.
English
Art Collection AR-00372
Acquisition:
Gift of the artist, 2013 (13-06-008-G)
Access:
Open for research. Please note that a minimum of 24 hours notice is required to pull
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Processed by:
Jill Morena, 2017
Biographical Sketch
Anne Bascove, who uses her last name only in artistic practice, was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1946. She received her B.A. from the Phiadelphia
College of Art. Bascove is prolific in the areas of printmaking, painting, and
illustration, and is known for her colorful and dynamic renderings of New York
City's many bridges.
Sources:
artnet, "Bascove," accessed September 6, 2017,
http://www.artnet.com/artists/bascove/biography.
BASCOVE, accessed September 6, 2017, www.bascove.com.
Scope and Contents
The Bascove Art Collection consists of drawings, woodblocks, prints, and book jackets
for the cover illustrations for a novel,
Aracdio, and
a collection of stories, entitled Had I A Hundred
Mouths, by William Goyen. These pieces were exhibited at Books & Co.
in New York City for the exhibition, "Bascove: From Woodblock to Book Jacket", in
March 1985.
Index Terms
Bascove.
Goyen, William.
Subjects
Circus--Fiction.
Gesture in art.
Intersex
people--Identity--Fiction.
Document Types
Book jackets.
Chalk drawings.
Watercolors.
Woodcuts.
Wood blocks.
Item List
Flat File
2013.30.1
Arcadio [drawing],
circa 1983.
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 22.2 x 15.5 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.2
Arcadio [woodblock],
circa 1983.
Woodblock, 21 x 14 x 1.8 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.3
Arcadio [print],
circa 1983.
Printer's ink on paper, 22.2 x 17.5 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.4
Arcadio [book jacket],
circa 1983.
Ink on paper, 22 x 15 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.5
Had I A Hundred Mouths [drawing],
circa 1984.
Pencil, pastel, and watercolor on tracing vellum adhered to paper, 21 x 14 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.6
Had I A Hundred Mouths [woodblock],
circa 1984.
Woodblock, 21 x 14 x 2 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.7
Had I A Hundred Mouths [black and white proof],
circa 1984.
Ink on paper, 22 x 19 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.8
Had I A Hundred Mouths [color proof],
circa 1984.
Printer's ink on paper and board, 21.5 x 18.3 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.9
Had I A Hundred Mouths [book jacket],
circa 1984.
Ink on paper, 13.5 x 12.5 cm.
Flat File
2013.30.10
Had I A Hundred Mouths [alternate image],
circa 1984.
Pastel, pencil, and ink on paper, 21 x 14 cm.