Sydney Yeager
Ropes & Ladders

Ropes & Ladders
Ropes & Ladders
Ropes & Ladders
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
Print studioAustin
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ropes & Ladders
Date1991
Printed inAustin, Texas, United States
MediumEtching and photo etching with roulette, printed chine collé, on wove paper, edition 14/15
DimensionsPlate: 5 15/16 × 4 1/4 in. (15.1 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 11 in. (38.1 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Eleanor D. (Roni) McMurtry
Object number2015.485
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; to Clinton T. Willour, 1992; to the MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, left: Ropes & Ladders
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, center: 14/15
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, right: S.P. Yeager
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, right: S.P. Yeager
Recto: Chopmark, lower right: [rectangle encircled] [Flatbed Press chop]

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