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"Rocky River": From Sketchbook No. 3, page 23

c. 1937

Mabel A. Hewit

(American, 1903–1984)
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Culture
America
Medium
graphite
Measurements
Sheet: 18 x 23 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit 2005.345.23
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Description

This simple line drawing was Hewit’s first idea for Rocky River, a scene from a Cleveland suburb. She elaborated upon the landscape in a drawing executed in lithographic crayon in another sketchbook, but she continued to make changes when she drew on the lithographic stone.
A horizontally oriented graphite sketch on cream paper depicts a minimalist riverside landscape. Centrally located, two simplified buildings—one low with a porch, the other taller with rectangular windows—border a descending staircase. To the right, tall, skeletal arches of a bridge rise in the background. Loose, wavy lines suggest surrounding trees, while small, sketchy boats rest along the water's edge in the lower foreground.

"Rocky River": From Sketchbook No. 3, page 23

c. 1937

Mabel A. Hewit

(American, 1903–1984)
America

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