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Black lithographed scene on tan kid finish Bristol paper. Depicts the Smoky Hills of Kansas through an arch formed by trees. The artist was Coy Avon Seward (1884-1939), born in Chase, Kansas, and trained at both Washburn and Bethany colleges. Seward was a founding member of the Prairie Print Makers Association. This group believed art should be affordable for all people, not just collectors. Seward produced this print in 1927.
Creator: Coy Avon Seward
Date: 1927
Item Number: 225136
Call Number: 1979.62.2
KSHS Identifier: 1979.62.2
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Artists
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Artists
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Art - Printmaking - Prairie Print Makers
Date - 1920s - 1927
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Picture - Landscape
People - Notable Kansans - Seward, C. A. (Coy Avon), 1884-1939
Places - Regions - Smoky Hills
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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