Indian Girl
1935–43
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
block: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm) sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 (33.7 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Work Projects Administration, New York, 1943
Accession Number
43.33.783
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Indian Girl**, a delicate wood engraving by Fritz Eberg created between 1935 and 1943, captures a tender moment through its intricate black-and-white lines. Measuring 10 x 8 inches on the block, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department features a young girl—likely evoking Native American heritage in its title—surrounded by playful cats and toys. Eichenberg's precise technique highlights the wood engraving medium, a labor-intensive process where artists carve directly into the end grain of wood for sharp, expressive details that rival fine etchings. Produ...
About the Artist
Fritz Eichenberg|WPA
Fritz Eichenberg (1901–1990), born in Cologne, Germany, to a Jewish family, endured the harrowing bombings of World War I as a child, experiences that ignited his lifelong commitment to anti-war themes and social satire. After apprenticing as a printer and studying at the Municipal School of Applied Arts in Cologne, he honed his craft at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig under the mentorship ...