Cutting Fodder
Artist
John E. Costigan
(American, 1888 - 1972)
Publisher
Society of American Etchers
CultureAmerican
Date1940-1941
MediumEtching on wove paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 15/16 × 11 13/16 in. (20.2 × 30 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 in. (28.9 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 x 19 in. (35.6 x 48.3 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 in. (28.9 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 x 19 in. (35.6 x 48.3 cm)
InscribedSigned in graphite below platemark, lower right: "J.E. Costigan N.A. S.A.E."
MarkingsWatermarked "B.F.K." at lower left
Credit LineGift of Mr. Henry H. Rennell
Object number54.22.11
Not on view
DescriptionFarm scene with a woman and child with goats in the foreground with a man working the field in the background. Loose sheet accompanying print, written by John Taylor Arms, interprets the image and provides a biography of the artist.Exhibition History"American Appetite: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art," Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, February 6 - June 6, 2021.
