Artist: Edward Powis Jones (American, 1919-1998).
Title: Sisera's Defeat.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: 97/100. E. Powis Jones '59.
Dimensions: Image/platemark 11 7/8" x 17 1/2". Mat 19" x 24".
Publisher: International Graphic Arts Society.
Edition of 100.
Date: 1959.
Materials and Techniques: etching and aquatint on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Philadelphia Museum of Art 1960-16-3.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note: didn't examine out of mat.
Jones' work is also represented in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum etc.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection.