1989 ALISON SHRIVER Original Paper Silhouette PARK GATE 1878 Victorian Women

Description

Alison Busby Shriver (American, 20th–21st century)
The Park Gate 1878
[Women with Fans and Parasols]
Hand-cut silhouette or scherenschnitte from cream fibrous handmade Japan paper against black background with touches of gouache
Titled in pencil in lower margin; signed and dated vertically in pencil along right edge "Alison Busby Shriver 1989"
Sight size 13-1/2" x 9-1/2"; matted and framed under glass to an overall size of 17" x 13"
A touch of mild wear to frame; dust cover torn but otherwise intact; in fine, clean condition overall.
Comments: A particularly complex and striking example from this respected contemporary silhouette artist. A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Shriver is best known for her distinctive revival of this nineteenth-century art form, often using period materials.
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