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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

(American, 1922–2015)
(American, born in 1958)
2002
Medium/TechniqueSoft and hard ground etching with spit bite aquatint, scraping, and burnishing
DimensionsSheet: 91.4 x 76.2 cm (36 x 30 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund and Living New England Artists Purchase Fund, created by The Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundation
Accession number2005.633
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
At this point in the development of the plate, Wilson introduced aquatint, a process that allows for areas of continuous tone. When printed, these areas appear like gray wash (clearly visible in the torso and the wing-like shadow at upper right). The initial application of aquatint shrouded King’s head in deep shadow.
InscriptionsLower right in graphite pencil: Wilson 02 Lower right in graphite pencil: 9
ProvenanceCenter Street Studio (Milton, MA); from whom purchased by MFA, 14 December 2005.
CopyrightEstate of John Wilson