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Matrices: The progression of version 1 of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 matrices in 2 different techniques.
Matrix 1, in engraving: tub, figure on left.
Matrix 2, in screenprint: interior of tub, 2 figures in tub, figure on right.
State Changes and Additions:
Matrix 1 printed alone.
Background:
This composition was considered for inclusion in the 1994 portfolio, "Autobiographical Series" but was ultimately excluded from publication.
Curatorial Remarks:
Felix Harlan, of the print workshop Harlan & Weaver, New York, remembers sometimes using the screenprinting technique to aid in the process of transferring a drawn composition onto a copper plate and developing the composition.
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