IV. The GRASS in its simple dress reprsents the Common People; they are the most numerous and the most highly esteemed; they manage best even thought [sic] they are trampled and tormented daily.
Rachelle Puryear, American and Swedish, born 1947
1977
Color etchings on paper
15/25
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (29.5 × 21.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Miriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund
2024.24.4
Portfolio / Series Title
Deliciae Naturae
Geography
Place Made: Sweden, Europe
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Print; Portfolio
Research Area
Not on view
Provenance
The artist, Stockholm, Sweden; to Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 2020; sold to present collection, 2024.
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