Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Ironside, Xavier |
Title |
The Procession |
Medium |
etching on paper |
Date |
1965 |
Description |
Xavier Ironside (London, England 1936-Crossville, Tennessee 2011) Procession, 1965 Etching on paper (artist's proof) 12 x 18.5 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2016 gift of Ginna and Bob Mashburn Xavier Ironside is best known for his highly detailed, rustic watercolor scenes of bygone era in rural East Tennessee. The artist came to this area from London, England as a youth in the 1950s, and a decade later studied art at the University of Tennessee under Knoxville 7 artist and first art department chair C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing. Procession is a rare early example of his printmaking, and shows the influence of 17th century etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) such as Presentation at the Temple (1639). |
Catalog Number |
2016.07.01 |
Search Terms |
Etchings Paper Prints Artists' proofs |
Credit line |
gift of Ginna and Bob Mashburn |