Cat. No. 420/IV
Follow the Child within You
- State/Variant:
- State IV of VII
- Date:
- 1998
- Themes
- Figures, Motherhood & Family, Nature, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 16 7/8 x 13 7/8" (42.9 x 35.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 23 7/16 x 19 7/16" (59.5 x 49.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state IV
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VII.
The "AP" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional A.P. impression, which would be of the final state. - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- State VII of this composition was published as a benefit for Harlem Family Institute, New York. The Harlem Family Institute is a multicultural psychoanalytic training institute in New York, founded in 1991. As of 2014, it provides two community services: free or affordable therapy to children and parents in underserved areas of New York, and training for aspiring psychoanalysts from diverse backgrounds. (A promotional brochure for the benefit edition gave an incorrect title, "Follow the Child in You" rather than "Follow the Child within You.")
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving, with black and red and blue watercolor, red ink, and blue gouache additions
- Inscription:
- "AP" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 3 plates.
Plate 1: boat outline and shading, waves, sky details, light sketch of figures in boat; usually printed in blue.
Plate 2: detailed figures in boat and rim of boat; printed in red.
Plate 3: shading in ocean; printed in blue.
State Changes:
Plate 2 printed in red, over plate 1 printed in blue.
Change from state III, by burnishing: deep burr on figures’ heads removed.
Addition in blue watercolor: tonal shading of ocean and sky, anticipating state VII.- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "when you do not know what to do follow the child within you"
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 779.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
State IV of VII
1998
Follow the Child within You
1998-1999
Source
1998
Follow the Child within You
1998
Follow the Child within You
1998
Medium: Red ink, pencil, and white correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You </i>(Study for <i>Follow the Child within You</i>)
1998
State I of VII, variant
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State I of VII, variant
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State II of VII
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State III of VII, variant
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State III of VII, variant
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State IV of VII
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State V of VII
1998
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1998
State VI of VII
1999
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1999
State VII of VII
1999
<i>Follow the Child within You</i>
1999
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Version 2 of 2
2001
<i>The Night</i>
2001
Lacs de Montagne
State XIII of XIII
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
Noah's Ark
State I of II
c. 2002
<i>Noah's Ark</i>
c. 2002
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled (Double-Sided)
1998
Untitled (Double-Sided)
1998
Medium: a: Ballpoint pen, felt-tip pen, watercolor, and pencil on musical composition paper
b: Pencil on musical composition paper
Dimensions: 12 x 8 1/2" (30.5 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1998
Untitled
1998
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY