preparatory sketch for Toadstool Rock

Coy Avon Seward, artist

1884–1939

preparatory sketch for Toadstool Rock, 1925

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: pencil; black crayon

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 23 x 22.6 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 1/16 x 8 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Gift in memory of Dorothy Seward Thompson and Mabel Drew Seward

Accession number: 2006.0207

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Exhibition Label:
“C.A. Seward: Artist and Draftsman,” Feb-2010, Kate Meyer
Seward preferred to develop the compositions of his prints on paper before transferring his design to the lithographic plate.This comparison reveals that the artist carefully gridded and quartered a square piece of brown paper and then refined his composition within that framework. Any mark made on Seward’s plates would print in reverse, so this drawing shows his interest in how the final product would look.