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John Edgar Platt [1886-1967]

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[From the Community Collection, a public trust in Agincourt, Iowa]

PLATT, John Edgar [1886–1967; British]

“Building the Trawler”

1929

woodcut / 25.1 cm x 37.2 cm / edition of 72

Platt was one of the earliest British artists to incorporate aspects of Japanese ukiyo-e or floating world printmaking in his work.


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  1. […] other work can be found here, here, and here. Note the predominance of picturesque coastal […]

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