Keith Smith
American, born 1938
The Silence of a Scream
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Keith Smith
American, born 19381966
The Silence of a Scream
Keith Smith American, born 1938 →printprints and drawing
Date
1966
Medium
Gelatin silver liquid emulsion, and etching, inked à la poupée, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 19.8 × 30.1 cm (7 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Sheet: 27 × 39.5 cm (10 11/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Vera Berdich
An important, widely exhibited artist and teacher, Keith Smith studied with Vera Berdich at a time when she was focused on finding a way to apply her own emulsion to etching plates. After she discovered a Kodak product to use for this purpose, Smith continued to help her perfect the process, making his own work with these materials at the same time. These prints, made during that moment, betray a sophistication that foreshadows his ultimate professional success.
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