L'Abbatoire No. 1 (Slaughterhouse No. 1)
1949
Artist, American, 1916 - 2015
Artwork overview
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Medium
color woodcut on wove paper
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Credit Line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
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Dimensions
image: 50.5 × 38.3 cm (19 7/8 × 15 1/16 in.)
sheet: 55.2 × 42.8 cm (21 3/4 × 16 7/8 in.) -
Accession
2008.115.42
More About this Artwork
Article: Eldzier Cortor Takes Us Inside the Slaughterhouse
Through his surrealist woodcut, Cortor considers the relationship between humans and animals and tells the stories of Black bodies.
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: L'Abbatoire I; lower center in graphite: 4/50; lower right in graphite: Eldzier Cortor
Markings
stamped lower center in red ink: Cor / tor; stamped lower center in red ink: [Japanese character for tall or high]
Wikidata ID
Q76440191