Robert Jordan by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) Drypoint

Robert Jordan by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) DrypointLithograph, 1942, Edition unknown, 6 15 16 x 5 3 4, a fine impression, two pale fox marks to margins, some faint foxing to sheet verso, old hinges to top corners recto, signed, titled and dated 1942 in pencil, on warm white wove RIVES paper 11 1 2 x 8. Robert Jordan, American war hero, enlisted during WWII serving as a tail gunner, and after 11 missions was shot down over Hanover Germany. Liberated at war's end and awarded the Purple Heart, Jordan

very faint mat line from previous mount

often gifting it to friends as a memento of what he believed

on cream wove paper watermarked Normany Vellum

on wove paper

tape stain to bottom corners verso only

a few tack holes top left margin

showing ways of life which were changing significantly in the early twentieth century

11-9/16 x 15-3/8

so this impression would be a second

and most seem to exist only in a handful of impressions

with wash over Brown Conte Crayon

and remains a beloved island attraction