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Digging Clams
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale. It should not be shared or reproduced without permission by the copyright holder.

Digging Clams

Primary (Tokyo, Japan, 1889–Norwalk, Connecticut, 1946)
Printer
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date1931
MediumEtching and Drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 11 9/16 × 16 in. (29.4 × 40.7 cm)
Additional Dimension: 8 3/8 × 12 5/8 in. (21.3 × 32.1 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of the children of L.M. Tonkin, G1966.2.37
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object numberG1966.2.37
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Label Text
The scene depicted was probably in Maine. Digging Clams was published in 1931 by the Chicago Society of Etchers as their 22nd presentation print, for distribution to the society's associate members. The print was issued in a heavy, dark green paper folder with a gold seal bearing the logo of the society (an etching press and the society's name). The sheet size of the edition is aprox. 11 1/2 x 15 7/8 (293 x 403 mm). Text describing the artist and the etching accompanied the print on a separate sheet. The edition was printed to the size of the membership, which numbered aprox. 350 in 1931. Eby printed the trial proofs of Digging Clams but not the edition, so those impressions are not inscribed "imp." after Eby's signature. The plate was destroyed after the edition was printed. (Giardina 163)