La Vie en Rose

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1955

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Medium: Woodcut.
Print Image Size: 21 3/4 x 32 inches.
Print Edition: 20.
Alternate Medium: Woodcut.
Ink(s): black.
Support: wove mulberry paper.
An administrator stands at a microphone on the Ohio State University's Oval, greeting students and their families who have gathered for orientation day. The Thompson Library can be seen in the background among the trees. "La Vie en Rose" is written across the central figure, referring to the optimism of new students looking at life through rose-colored glasses, and the work is considered to be the first of the artist's prints in the genre of academic satire. The figural style is based on drawings by the artist's son, signified by the text "d'apres Jon" at lower left. Several preparatory wash drawings also exist.

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