Opa & Oma
Artist
Elizabeth "Grandma" Layton
(American, 1909 - 1993)
Printer
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date1990
MediumLithograph on Rives BFK white paper
DimensionsImage: 22 3/4 × 31 inches (57.79 × 78.74 cm)
Sheet: 24 3/4 × 33 inches (62.87 × 83.82 cm)
Sheet: 24 3/4 × 33 inches (62.87 × 83.82 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund
Object number2024.9.84
Edition/State/Proof79/90
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionAn old man and sold woman sit together on a porch swing. Its chains mark the right and left edges of the print. He sits sideways with his bend legs on the bench, taking up two-thirds of the space. He wears an orange cardigan over a white shirt, a stocking cap, black eyeglasses, and black shoes. His proper left arm rests on the back of the swing and his proper right hand holds a mug with Opa on it. Grandma sits on the right one-third of the swing, lifting a cup with Oma written on it to her lips. She is seen turning three-quarters to the left. She wears a pink dress, an orange cardigan, grey glasses, and a striped headscarf. The top border of the image is a long vine with deep orange leaves hanging from it.Provenance
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