On View
Not on viewObject number1977/8.11
R.F.D.
Artist
Adolf Dehn
(American, 1895-1968)
Date1939
Mediumlithograph
Dimensionsimage: 10 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (26 × 34.9 cm)
sheet: 12 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (31.4 × 42.9 cm)
mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 12 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (31.4 × 42.9 cm)
mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Cornelia Robinson
Exhibition History"36 Regionalist prints from the KIA," Dennos Museum Center (Sept. 8 - Nov. 24, 1996), Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI (May 17 - July 13, 1997), Midland Center for the Arts (Aug. 2 - Sept. 21, 1997).Label TextDehn devoted much of his career to perfecting his printmaking technique. His almost exclusive interest in this medium in the 1920s and 30s was responsible in part for his lengthy stays in Europe, where lithography skills at that time were superior to those in the United States. The lively drawing and rich tone of R.F.D. show how thoroughly he mastered the medium. This view of Dehn’s Minnesota family farm, with the country mailbox and scratching leghorn chickens in the foreground has a spontaneous charm that belies his years of concentrated study.
