Untitled portfolio of fifteen works by Judith Rothschild, Frank Bacher, and Sheri Martinelli

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.185.1-15
People: Various Artists
Title: Untitled portfolio of fifteen works by Judith Rothschild, Frank Bacher, and Sheri Martinelli
Classification: Prints
Work Type: portfolio
Date: 1946
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/317377

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Sheri Martinelli: Etching, drypoint and engraving Frank Bacher and Judith Rothschild: Serigraph
Dimensions: portfolio: 45.5 x 35.8 x 1.5 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/8 x 9/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: 59/100

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.185.1-15
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Judith Rothschild, 1921 - 1993
Sheri Martinelli, 1918 - 1996
Frank Bacher, active 1940s - 1950s
Commentary: This portfolio includes fifteen works by Judith Rothschild, Frank Bacher, and Sheri Martinelli. Its acquisition will fill a significant gap, for none of these artists are currently represented in the Prints Department. The Drawings Department owns only one large Rothschild. An Art Digest review of the portfolio in December 1946 described the group as "Three up-and-coming modernists." Judith Rothschild's bold abstractions with their strong black outlines and textured colors mirror her paintings of the same period. Frank Bacher's more rigidly geometric serigraphs are absolutely flat. Sheri Martinelli's highly-worked, velvety etchings provide a sculptural counterpoint to both Rothschild and Bacher's serigraphs. Martinelli is now also known in literary circles as a protégée of Anais Nin, a correspondent with Charles Bukowski, and the muse of Ezra Pound.

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2006.185.1-15: Untitled portfolio of fifteen works by Judith Rothschild, Frank Bacher, and Sheri Martinelli