Elzy J. Bird

American
(1911–2001)

Untitled Landscape
Date unknown

Etching
16 x 21.25 x 1 in.
Gift of Elzy Bird
1999.55

• blue
• brown
• etching - Intaglio process in which the design is worked into an acid-resistant substance coating the metal printing plate; the plate is then exposed to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed, to create lines and dark areas. For the single step of exposing the plate to acid, use "biting."
• fences - Roofless enclosures, barriers, defenses, or bulwarks, such as a railings, walls, hedges, or palisades constructed along the boundary of a field, park, yard, or another place for the purpose of defending from intruders, marking boudnaries, or keeping livestock or people within.
• green
• landscape
• picket fences - Fences formed of a series of vertical posts, stakes, or rods, sometimes sharpened at the upper end, which are joined together by horizontal rails.
• tree