Image (Zora)
1963/1964
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.803.5
Art Historical Context
**Image (Zora)** Arthur L. Flory1963/1964) is a striking lithograph from the National of Art's Rosenwald, classified within a portfolio in the CG-W department. during a vibrant period for American printmaking, this work captures the technical precision and expressive potential of lithography—a planographic process invented in the late 18th century where artists draw with greasy crayons or tusche on stone or metal plates. The medium's ability to yield rich tonal variations and fine details made it ideal for mid-20th-century experimentation, as artists revived traditional techniques amid postwar...
About the Artist
Arthur L. Flory
Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...