Accession Number
1950/2.22C

Title
Whorlworm

Artist(s)
Robert Walters

Object Creation Date
1950

Medium & Support
woodcut on paper

Dimensions
7 1/2 in x 10 in (19.1 cm x 25.4 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
The title "Whorlworm" may refer to the black shapes in this print. Walters created this abstract print for a small publication that was produced by Adja Yunkers at the Rio Grande Graphics Workshop with contributions by himself and several other artists and poets. The piece was a collaboration between artists and poets around the common theme of the desert.

Physical Description
This dark print shows a brown rectangular frame around a space with a pale yellowish-green concave area on the bottom fitted with a blue convex area above. Thick black straight and wavy lines cover the blue and yellowish-green areas. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Worms
abstraction
deserts
modern and contemporary art
prints (visual works)
woodcut (process)