Faith Wilding — “Time Lets Fall Its Drop,” 2015 — Hand-Painted Letterpress Print, Edition 28/40

Details

Description

Limited edition letterpress print with watercolor hand-painted by pioneering feminist artist Faith Wilding. Intricate dragonfly imagery and poetic text are … Read more Limited edition letterpress print with watercolor hand-painted by pioneering feminist artist Faith Wilding. Intricate dragonfly imagery and poetic text are set against a luminous green watercolor wash and deep blue border, bringing together language, nature, and transformation—recurring concerns throughout Wilding’s career.

Published by Armory Press to accompany the artist’s retrospective, Faith Wilding: Fearful Symmetries, at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. Produced on a Vandercook press in the Armory Letterpress Studio, each impression features a watercolor wash and border individually painted by Wilding, giving each example distinct variations.

Pencil-signed, titled, dated, and numbered 28/40 along the lower margin, with the Armory Press blindstamp at lower left. Accompanied by the publisher’s certificate signed by Wilding and Armory chief curator Irene Tsatsos, dated September 25, 2015.

Printed by Denise Figueredo, with production assistance from Karen Kitchel and Lindsay Preston Zappas. Float-mounted in a white frame with the paper’s deckled edges visible.

Artist: Faith Wilding
Title: Time lets fall its drop
Year: 2015
Medium: Letterpress with hand-painted watercolor on Rives BFK paper
Edition: 28 of 40
Publisher: Armory Press, Pasadena
Paper dimensions: 15 × 11 inches
Framed dimensions: 18.75 × 14.25 inches

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Faith Wilding (born 1943, Paraguay) is a pioneering feminist artist, writer, and educator whose career spans more than five decades. A formative participant in the Feminist Art Programs at Fresno State and CalArts, she contributed the influential performance Waiting and the immersive fiber installation Crocheted Environment, commonly known as Womb Room, to the landmark 1972 exhibition Womanhouse. Working across watercolor, drawing, painting, fiber, and performance, Wilding connects the body and natural world through botanical imagery, poetic language, and themes of growth and transformation. Her work has appeared in major exhibitions including WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, documenta X, and Inside Other Spaces at Haus der Kunst, Munich. Her retrospective Fearful Symmetries traveled to five U.S. venues between 2014 and 2018. Wilding received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009 and the Women’s Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. Her work is held in collections including the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Hammer Museum; Art Institute of Chicago; and RISD Museum. Her papers are preserved at the Getty Research Institute and Brown University.

CONDITION
Very good condition, with slight natural undulation to the paper. White frame shows minor scuffs and surface wear. See less